Another recent CT application has been the use of the technology to evaluate pulmonary vein ostia in patients with atrial fibrillation prior to radiofrequency ablation. Atrial foci localized in the ...

What Are Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)? Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are lung tests. They show how well your lungs work. They’re noninvasive, which means that the doctor doesn’t cut you or put ...

Trials of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) treatments targeting declining lung or upper limb function, which are typically limited to nonambulatory patients, could also include ambulatory patients, ...

Catheter ablation is less successful for persistent atrial fibrillation than for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Guidelines suggest that adjuvant substrate modification in addition to pulmonary-vein ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Full pulmonary function tests contribute useful diagnostic information for evaluating patients with ...

All blood vessels are specifically structured to perform their function. For example, a capillary is microscopically thin to allow gases to exchange, the arteries are tough and flexible to cope with ...

EMERGE: A Randomized Phase II Study of the Antibody-Drug Conjugate Glembatumumab Vedotin in Advanced Glycoprotein NMB–Expressing Breast Cancer This study was undertaken to determine the magnitude of ...

A pulmonologist discusses the history and influence of race-based reference equations in pulmonary function testing interpretation and patient care.