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7th Edition of Cardiology World Conference
October 08-10, 2026 | Virtual Event
Pulmonary Heart Diseases
Pulmonary Heart Diseases
Pulmonary heart diseases occur when the heart's right ventricle struggles to pump blood due to increased pressure in the pulmonary arteries, commonly caused by conditions like pulmonary hypertension and chronic lung diseases. This strain can lead to the enlargement of the right side of the heart, making it less efficient in its function. While pulmonary heart diseases are a serious concern, early diagnosis and treatment can help manage symptoms and improve the quality of life. Treatments typically focus on controlling the underlying lung disease, using medications to relieve pressure in the lungs, and, in more severe cases, providing oxygen therapy or considering surgical interventions.
Committee Members
Yochai Birnbaum
Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Uwe Peter Tigor
Auxilius Pharma, United States, United States
Federico Benetti
Benetti Foundation, Argentina Cardio 2026 Speakers
Sergey Suchkov
Professor in Medicine & Immunology, Director for Center for Biodesign of N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
Syed Raza
Awali Hospital, Bahrain
Sekib Sokolovic
ASA Hospital Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegowina
Thomas J Webster
Brown University, United StatesSubmit your abstract Today
Title : Chronic angina and the health economics of cardiovascular risk reduction in macro- and microvascular coronary disease
Uwe Peter Tigor, Auxilius Pharma, United States, United States
Title : Vericiguat Inhibits the Progress of Cardiac Hypertrophy and Prevents Hypertrophy Induced Heart Failure by Multiple Mechanisms
Guo Wei He, Tianjin University, China
Title : Not So Idiopathic After All: Genotype, Phenotype and IL-1 Blockade Response Converge in Recurrent Pericarditis
burcu yagmur, Kyrenia University Hospital, Cyprus
Title : Beyond the Heart in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Incidental Extracardiac Findings
burcu yagmur, Kyrenia University Hospital, Cyprus
Title : New mechanisms and innovative therapeutics for pulmonary hypertension
Yong Xiao Wang, Albany Medical Center, United States
Title : STEMI versus acute occlusive myocardial infarction: Which term should we use?
Yochai Birnbaum, Baylor College of Medicine, United States