A machine learning model incorporating functional assessments predicts one-year mortality in older patients with HF and improves risk stratification beyond established scores. Functional status at ...

"Nurses kept coming by to see him because usually people don't live through his specific type of break. He had to have a halo for a while (think Regina George after the bus), and recovery was not fun, ...

Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the leading congenital cause of death in newborns worldwide. Approximately ...

Albumin-bilirubin grades are independently associated with the risk for all-cause mortality among ICU patients with pulmonary edema.

The lung age reflects how well your lungs are performing compared to the average lung function of a healthy person of a similar age.

Pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic disorder that scars the lung tissues and worsens the patient’s condition. This scar tissue thickens and stiffens the lungs, making it difficult for them to function ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease associated with high mortality due to right ventricular dysfunction. During PAH diagnostic workup, pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are essential ...

The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research (FSR) has awarded four grants in the amount of $100,000 each to Dr. Christen Vagts from the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Chieh-Yu Lin from Washington ...

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs), also called lung function tests, are some of the most important, but least understood, tools healthcare providers use to evaluate lung health. Though many people have ...

Susan Russell, MD, is a board-certified pulmonologist and Medical Director of Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) for Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Medical ICU. Muscle strain commonly causes chest ...

Abstract: Software testing is an essential yet costly phase of the software development lifecycle. While machine learning-based test suite optimization techniques have shown promise in reducing ...

Background: Hemodialysis, the principal therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD), directly influences pulmonary mechanics by alleviation of fluid overload and uremic toxin accumulation. Hemodialysis ...