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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
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
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-413S
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