When most people hear the word hypertension, they think of high blood pressure. While not as common as high blood pressure, ...

The UAB Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, ...

Studies examining the effect of marijuana smoking on lung function have produced somewhat variable results. This is likely to be related to the difficulty in obtaining random samples of smokers ...

Macular edema is swelling or fluid retention in a specialized part of the retina called the macula. The macula is located in the back of the eye and provides us with clear, central vision. It is the ...

Do not stop treatment without discussing it first. You may need additional tests to rule out other conditions that can cause your ankles to swell, such as pulmonary hypertension. To manage edema, your ...

Because pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) often causes shortness of breath, swelling, and fatigue, exercise may seem like the last thing you should do. But the right kind -- with your doctor ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is one of five types of pulmonary hypertension. It happens when the blood vessels in your lungs narrow and scar so much that it’s hard for blood to move ...

Participants will receive lectures on all aspects of HRCT interspersed with hands-on interpretation ... small and large airway disease, pulmonary vascular disease, and other less common entities often ...

This filter can help keep clots from going to your lungs and may be able to be removed if no longer needed. While a pulmonary embolism can be life-threatening, most patients survive and need to learn ...