Has there been any progress made on pregnancy outcomes among women with pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Has there been any progress made on pregnancy outcomes among women with pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Pregnancy in women with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is considered to be associated with prohibitive maternal mortality. During the past decade, new advanced therapies for PAH have emerged and progress in high-risk pregnancy management has been made. We examined whether these changes have improved outcomes in parturients with PAH. A systematic review of all cases of parturients with id...

Lung cancer screening: has there been any progress? Computed tomography and autofluorescence bronchoscopy.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Advances in imaging technologies are currently being explored in the attempt to reduce lung cancer morbidity and mortality by achieving stage shift. We reviewed recent important publications on lung cancer screening. RECENT FINDINGS Autofluorescence bronchoscopy has established its important role in the intervention of early central airway lesions. Multidetector computed tom...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension and pregnancy

This is the case report of a pregnant woman who refused pregnancy termination when diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) functional class 2-3 at the 24th week of gestation and of her newborn. A pregnant woman with PAH functional class 2-3 was treated with inhaled prostacyclin analog (iloprost), oral sildenafil, oxygen, and low molecular weight heparin. She delivered at 32nd week ...

Pregnancy and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Socio-economic status and smoking in Canada, 1999-2006: has there been any progress on disparities in tobacco use?

OBJECTIVES Comprehensive tobacco control policies implemented in Canada have succeeded in lowering overall smoking prevalence; however, the extent to which they have impacted socio-economic disparities in tobacco use is not known. This study examined smoking rates and related measures across socio-economic groups over a 7-year period in Canada. METHODS Regression analyses tested associations ...