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Hypertension, Pulmonary

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Definition: Increased VASCULAR RESISTANCE in the PULMONARY CIRCULATION, usually secondary to HEART DISEASES or LUNG DISEASES.     
See Also Pulmonary Heart Disease
Examples Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome 		Other names Pulmonary Hypertension; Ayerza's Syndrome; Syndrome, Ayerza-Arrilaga; Syndrome, Ayerza; Ayerzas Syndrome; Ayerza Arrilaga Syndrome; Ayerza-Arrilaga Syndrome; Ayerza Syndrome
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Pulmonary arterial hypertension  0   *Hypertension, Pulmonary.
Rowley-Rosenberg syndrome  0   *Renal Aminoacidurias *Growth Disorders *Hypertension, Pulmonary. Am J Med. 1961;31:187-204
Hemangiomatosis, familial pulmonary capillary  0   *Hypertension, Pulmonary *Lung Neoplasms *Hemangioma, Capillary.
Pulmonary edema of mountaineers  0   *Altitude Sickness *Hypertension, Pulmonary.
ambrisentan  177036-94-1 2-(4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl)oxy-3-methoxy-3,3-diphenyl-propanoic acid  *Phenylpropionates *Pyridazines Hypertension, Pulmonary. Clin Sci (Lond) 2002 Aug;103 Suppl 48:408S-413SLETAIRIS

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