From Ancient Mysteries to Modern Miracles: The Incredible Journey of Pulmonary Circulation, Adam Torbicki, “Diagnostics”

INTRODUCTION Ever wondered how we went from completely misunderstanding blood flow for 1,400 years to performing open-heart surgery? A fascinating historical review by Prof. Adam Torbicki, published in Diagnostics (2021), reminds us that while most modern clinicians “look forward, expecting new pathophysiological pathways to be explored,” few take time “to look into the past.” Yet […]

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Artificial intelligence applied to chest X-rays may have the potential to detect pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease (PAH-CHD), CHEST Journal, June 18, 2025

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is hard to diagnose, especially in places with limited medical resources, but catching it early is crucial for treatment. A group of researchers from China conducted a retrospective cohort study with 4,576 patients, including 2,288 pulmonary hypertension cases, who underwent chest X-rays (CXR) followed by right heart catheterization (RHC) or transthoracic echocardiography

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Key insights from the “Patient Perspective” article in the World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension (WSPH) proceedings, European Respiratory Journal, August 29, 2024

The full proceedings of the World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertension which was held in Barcelona 29.6-1.7, 2024, have now been published in the European Respiratory Journal at this link. The proceedings cover the work of the 15 task forces; Task Force n°1’s article is titled “Exploring the patient perspective in pulmonary hypertension” (see below for

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