Abstract
Patients with pulmonary artery blood pressures that are chronically elevated to levels of the order of the systemic blood pressures, form a distinct clinicopathologic entity. This condition may complicate a ventricular septal defect, Eisenmenger's complex, patent ductus arteriosus, atrial septal defect, and mitral stenosis, and it may occur as idiopathic pulmonary hypertension. The clinical picture is dominated by symptoms and signs characteristic of pulmonary hypertension, which often mask underlying cardiac anomalies, and definitive pathologic changes occur in the pulmonary vasculature. The term hypertensive pulmonary vascular disease is therefore suggested for this distinct group of patients.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
