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Ayerza Syndrome; familial primary pulmonary hypertension (FPPH); Hypertension, Pulmonary; Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension; PPH; Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; pulmonary arterial hypertension; sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension |
In medicine, pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary artery or lung vasculature. Depending on the cause, it can be a severe disease with a markedly decreased exercise tolerance and right-sided heart failure. It was first identified by Dr Ernst von Romberg in 1891[1]. It can be one of five different types, arterial, venous, hypoxic, thromboembolic, or miscellaneous. Signs and symptoms A history usually reveals gradual onset of shortness of breath, fa ...
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Living With Pulmonary Hypertension
... What is pulmonary hypertension? Pulmonary hypertension is a rare lung disorder in which the arteries in the lungs have become narrowed, making it difficult for blood to flow through the vessels. As a ...
Source: Cleveland Clinic
Overview ... About 50 million Americans have high blood pressure (hypertension), a condition in which blood travels through the body''s arteries at a pressure too high for good health. A far less common type of hi...
Source: MayoClinic
Primary pulmonary hypertension ... Primary pulmonary hypertension is a progressive disorder characterized by abnormally high blood pressure (hypertension) in the arteries of the lungs (pulmonary arteries). "Primary" means that the cond...
Source: Genetics Home Reference
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