Changes Clinical Practice: Intensivists should start using Doppler echocardiography (assessing all parameters of left ventricular [LV] filling pressures: E, A, E wave deceleration time (EDT), E/EDT, E ...

Point-of-Care UltraSonography (POCUS) deployed during the emergency treatment of patients with acute dyspnea has enormous advantages over standard diagnostic pathways. This is the finding of a joint ...

"Results of the study show ularitide to be well tolerated and indicate clear, dose-dependent favorable hemodynamic effects and improvements in cardiac output and dyspnea," Dr Veselin Mitrovic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The ACP has issued a new guideline that recommends clinicians use point-of-care ultrasound along with the ...

Medically reviewed by Laura Campedelli, DPT Key Takeaways Common causes of shortness of breath include physical ...

A 27-year-old woman presents to an emergency department (ED) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, due to a choking sensation and extreme shortness of breath. She states that her symptoms have varied in intensity ...

A weakened diaphragm could be related to the persistent shortness of breath some people experience long after COVID-19 hospitalization, a small study suggested. Whether patients had received ...

The natriuretic peptides, specifically brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), are the most specific and applicable laboratory tests available to establish fluid overload associated with HF. 9 BNP is ...

BARCELONA, Spain—For patients admitted with acute heart failure (HF), a restrictive strategy for oxygenation leads to greater decongestion than does a liberal approach, according to new data from the ...

Patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) who take ticagrelor are known to be at higher risk for dyspnea than their counterparts who receive clopidogrel. New findings published online January 9, ...

MOUNTAINEERS have from time to time reported cases of rapid death attributed to pneumonia, occurring most often in healthy, active persons engaged in strenuous activity at altitudes from 14,000 feet ...

While it's normal to feel a little breathless with moderate or vigorous exercise, shortness of breath when walking short distances warrants a medical evaluation. There are multiple causes, some less ...