Clinicians, scientists, and researchers have acknowledged an association between systemic sclerosis (SSc) and pulmonary arterial hypertension, and have even created the disease category “SSc-PAH,” or SSc-related PAH. This category of PAH is remarkably similar to heritable PAH, yet the basis for the similarity has remained unknown. In an effort…

Image Courtesy of TomTec Imaging Systems TomTec Imaging Systems, a Munich-based company specializing in medical imaging and information management software with a focus on ultrasound technologies, has just announced its groundbreaking 4D RV-Function© software that allows extensive assessment of the right ventricle (RV) of the heart. This diagnostic and…