Diagnostics

Sleep Apnea Severity Linked to Elevated Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure

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Britt Gambino Editor

Sleep apnea severity was associated with elevated pulmonary capillary wedge pressure in adults.

Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Safely Treats CTEPH in Older Patients

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Britt Gambino Editor

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty was considered safe and effective even in patients considered “oldest-old” with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Antibody Response to Egg- and Cell-Grown Influenza A

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Bradley van Paridon

Adults who received the flu vaccine in 2017 to 2018 had higher antibody titers against the egg-adapted vaccine and lower titers against circulating virus.

Atopic Dermatitis Associated With Food Allergy Is Unique Endotype

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Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

Children with both atopic dermatitis and food allergy have stratum corneum abnormalities that distinguish them from other atopic dermatitis endotypes and children without atopic disease.

Routine Physical Exams Insufficient to Diagnose Pulmonary Hypertension

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Pulmonology Advisor Contributing Writer

Normal physical examinations do not demonstrate sufficient diagnostic power for pulmonary hypertension.