Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) often have obstructive lung function abnormalities which could be due to asthma or increased pulmonary blood volume; it is important to determine the underlying ...

Investigators found that the ratio of lymphocytes to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) performed better in predicting pulmonary function than the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and the platelet-lymphocyte ...

Researchers developed PVC, a measure that estimates the reduced function of the pulmonary arteries in pediatric PAH patients, per a study.

Your cardiovascular system consists of your heart, blood vessels, and blood. Together, they are a liquid transport network. This system delivers oxygen and nutrients to your body and picks up waste ...

The primary responsibility of the heart is to pump blood throughout the circulatory system. As the center of the circulatory system, the heart is an essential organ for maintaining the overall ...

If you clench your hand into a fist, this is approximately the same size as your heart. It is located in the middle of the chest and slightly towards the left. The heart is a large muscular pump and ...