Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia (ACD) is a rare and serious lung developmental disorder that primarily affects newborns, leading to severe respiratory issues and often resulting in fatal outcomes.

The abnormal accumulation of extravascular fluid, pulmonary edema settles in the lung interstitium and alveoli. There, it ...

What these tiny sacs in the lungs do and conditions that can affect them Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MD Alveoli are tiny, balloon-shaped air sacs located at the end of the bronchioles, the ...

The alveoli are small air sacs in the lungs. A network of capillaries connects the alveoli to the bloodstream, creating the alveolar-capillary membrane, where the exchange of gases takes place.

Background—Pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (Dlco), alveolar capillary membrane diffusing capacity (Dm), and pulmonary capillary blood volume (Vc) are all significantly reduced after ...

Alveolar soft-part sarcoma ... the natural functions of human endothelial cells and pericytes to form blood capillaries in ...

In 2009, we demonstrated that haploinsufficiency of the transcriptional factor FOXF1 gene on 16q24.1 results in a lethal neonatal diffuse developmental lung disorder, alveolar capillary dysplasia with ...