Objective: Barriers to physical activity can affect the functional capacity and quality of life of patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). This study aimed to identify the main barriers to physical ...

Matt Okula also identified the cause of his wife’s cardiac arrest as an amniotic fluid embolism. An amniotic fluid embolism is “a rare and life-threatening complication that occurs when a ...

Matt Okula also identified the cause of his wife’s cardiac arrest as an amniotic fluid embolism. An amniotic fluid embolism is “a rare and life-threatening complication that occurs when a pregnant ...

Matthew Okula confirmed that his wife, influencer Hailey Okula, died at age 33 from an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) after giving birth to their son, Crew. AFE occurs when “amniotic fluid ...

Although D-dimer results within a typical range can rule out pulmonary embolism, high results alone can’t diagnose this condition. Doctors usually need to run extra tests to make a diagnosis.

If it lands in the lungs, it’s called a pulmonary embolism. Estimates vary widely, but according to the American Lung Association, around 900,000 U.S. adults experience this type of potentially ...

Consecutive patients with active cancer and proximal deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism who had completed at least 6 months of anticoagulant therapy were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio ...

She had a pulmonary embolism while waiting in line. “The whole thing still feels very surreal,” Jansson told Yahoo Canada via Zoom from her home in Gananoque, Ont., where she works remotely for a tech ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of pulmonary hypertension that causes high blood pressure in the small arteries of the lungs. It is a serious condition that can impair blood flow, ...

The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) patients diagnosed according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9/10) standards; (2) diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) confirmed by ...