Beta-adrenergic agonists up-regulate the clearance of alveolar fluid and attenuate pulmonary edema in animal models. Methods. In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, ...

Alternatively, research suggests that mechanisms such as increased pulmonary hydrostatic pressure caused by enhanced venous return, pressure-induced mechanical disruption of the alveolar capillaries, ...

In the univariate analysis, patients with recent pulmonary edema had a much higher increase than did the patients without pulmonary edema in mitral regurgitant volume (26±14 ml vs. 5±14 ml, P<0. ...

Gene therapy could be used as a targeted treatment for pulmonary edema. ... The efficiency of gene transfer was tested by transfecting human Pulmonary Alveolar Epithelial Cells ...

However, in postobstructive pulmonary edema, β-agonists may accelerate the rate of alveolar fluid clearance and facilitate regression of pulmonary edema via increased active cation transport.12 Heliox ...

More information: James B. Grotberg et al, Computational pulmonary edema: A microvascular model of alveolar capillary and interstitial flow, APL Bioengineering (2022). DOI: 10.1063/5.0109107 ...

Because the pulmonary arteries constrict with alveolar hypoxia, avoiding low alveolar Po 2 by administering supplemental oxygen is useful. Acidosis also causes pulmonary vasoconstriction, whereas ...

Lung macrophages play a pivotal role in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Two types of macrophages—the white blood ...

video: Fluorescent fibrin clots in the alveolar microchannel of the human lung-on-a-chip. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Nov. 7, 2012, issue of Science Translational Medicine ...

Pulmonary hypertension is frequently associated with left-sided heart disease. Patients with this condition have a poor outcome, and few therapeutic strategies are available. In this Review, Drs ...

A pulmonary edema can be fatal. It will depend on the cause and how hard the lungs are affected. If the edema is significant, it will lead to lungs incapacity to oxygenate the blood.

Intra-alveolar macrophages and edema are seen in different degrees in all cases. (Original ... Pulmonary toxicity attributed to BCNU has been reported up to 17 years post exposure. 5 ...