Cor pulmonale is a condition that happens when a respiratory disorder results in high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries (pulmonary hypertension). The name of the condition is in Latin and means ...

CONSIDERABLE progress has been made in recent years in the understanding of thromboembolic disease and also in the ability to diagnose acute pulmonary embolism. Radiologists have learned to interpret ...

The McGinn-White Sign is the S1Q3T3 pattern seen on the ECG in the setting of acute pulmonary embolism or other causes of acute right heart strain (cor pulmonale). A large S wave in lead I, a Q wave ...

What is the classic ECG finding of a pulmonary embolus? A large S wave in lead I, a Q wave in lead III, and an inverted T wave in lead III indicates acute right heart strain. This pattern only occurs ...

Researchers have developed a novel rat model that closely replicates the pathological features and physiological changes associated with human chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-associated ...