High altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a serious lung condition that may develop when you’re at high altitudes. Pulmonary edema is when fluid builds up in your lungs. In the case of HAPE, lower ...

Dual therapy for pulmonary hypertension before balloon pulmonary angioplasty is linked to fewer thoracic complications than monotherapy in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Dr. Miranda Theodore (Medicine): A 28-year-old woman was transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) of this hospital because of progressive respiratory failure. The patient had been in her usual ...