Pulmonary hypertension in parenchymal lung disease.
Heart Fail Clin
; 8(3): 461-74, 2012 Jul.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22748906
ABSTRACT
The pathophysiology of pulmonary hypertension (PH) in parenchymal lung diseases is partially related to hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction. PH treatment is controversial for these patients. This article focuses on group III PH, namely PH attributable to lung diseases and/or hypoxia. Group III includes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and interstitial lung diseases, the most common parenchymal lung diseases associated with PH. It also includes sleep-disordered breathing and hypoventilation from any cause. Other parenchymal lung diseases associated with PH, namely sarcoidosis and systemic vasculitides (group V), are discussed. The data describing PH in specific parenchymal diseases are reviewed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Hipertensão Pulmonar
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Pneumopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Heart Fail Clin
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos