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Alternate Name(s): Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension; Familial primary pulmonary hypertension ...... Pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. "Primary" means that there are no other diseases of the heart or lungs causing the high blood pressure.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000112.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000112.htm#Definition
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Welcome to PHA's Website. A website dedicated to increasing advocacy and awareness of Pulmonary Hypertension. ... 11/27/09 Jennifer Koski: Even Karaoke Should Adhere to Good Taste - Karaoke for a Cause PHA Gala was a Huge Success; 11/26/09 Pulmonary Hypertension Reduces Function and Survival With Sleep Apnea; 11/23/09...
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Pulmonary hypertension - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In medicine, pulmonary hypertension (PH or PHT) is an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, or pulmonary capillaries, together known as the lung vasculature, leading to...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulmonary_hypertension
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Pulmonary hypertension (PULL-mun-ary HI-per-TEN-shun), or PH, is increased pressure in the pulmonary arteries. These arteries carry blood from your heart to ...
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www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/pah/pah_what.html
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Increased pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance characterize pulmonary hypertension. ... Secondary pulmonary hypertension may be further categorized as pulmonary venous hypertension, chronic hypoxia with secondary vasoconstriction of the pulmonary vasculature, pulmonary artery obstruction,
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/361242-overview
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Overview: Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a rare disease characterized by elevated pulmonary artery pressure with no apparent cause. PPH is also termed precapillary pulmonary hypertension or, more recently, idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH). ... More on Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/301450-overview
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive disorder characterized by abnormally high blood pressure (hypertension) in the pulmonary artery, the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs.
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ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=pulmonaryarterialhypertension
ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=pulmonaryarterialhypertension
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MOST IMPORTANT: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe, potentially life-threatening complication of connective tissue diseases, among which scleroderma is first line. The aim of this paper was to review the literature and report our experience with this particular complication of connective tissue diseases.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12856325
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Epoprostenol, which was the first drug approved for PAH, has shown an improvement in the survival at 3 years in patients with primary pulmonary hypertension.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12966661
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