Primary pulmonary hypertension

Introduction: Primary pulmonary hypertension

Description of Primary pulmonary hypertension

Primary pulmonary hypertension (medical condition): Primary pulmonary hypertension refers to high blood pressure in the...more »

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Primary pulmonary hypertension: Related Topics

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Primary pulmonary hypertension: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Primary pulmonary hypertension is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Primary pulmonary hypertension, or a subtype of Primary pulmonary hypertension, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Primary pulmonary hypertension as a Disease

Primary pulmonary hypertension (medical condition): See Primary pulmonary hypertension (disease information).
  »Introduction: Primary pulmonary hypertension
  »Symptoms of Primary pulmonary hypertension
  »Treatments for Primary pulmonary hypertension

Primary pulmonary hypertension: Related Diseases

Primary pulmonary hypertension: Primary pulmonary hypertension is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Artery conditions
• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Circulatory system conditions
• Chest conditions
• Blood pressure conditions

Primary pulmonary hypertension: Article Excerpts

Primary, or unexplained, pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a rare lung disorder in which the blood pressure... (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Facts About Primary Pulmonary Hypertension: NHLBI)

Primary, or unexplained, pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a rare lung disorder in which the blood pressure in the pulmonary... (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Facts About Primary Pulmonary Hypertension: NHLBI)

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• Basic Summary for Primary pulmonary hypertension
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• Medication Causes of Primary pulmonary hypertension
• Risk Factors for Primary pulmonary hypertension
• Symptoms of Primary pulmonary hypertension
• Complications of Primary pulmonary hypertension
• Diagnostic Tests for Primary pulmonary hypertension
• Misdiagnosis of Primary pulmonary hypertension
• Treatments for Primary pulmonary hypertension

Primary pulmonary hypertension: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Primary pulmonary hypertension:

• deep vein thrombosis
• DVT
• Virchow triad
• indwelling central venous catheters
• calf vein thrombosis
• pulmonary hypertension
• cor pulmonale
• hemoptysis
• dyspnea
• chest pain
• disseminated intravascular coagulation

Terms associated with Primary pulmonary hypertension:

Terms Similar to Primary pulmonary hypertension:

• Pulmonary hypertension, essential

Source: Diseases Database

• Pulmonary hypertension, primary
• PPH

Source - NIH

The following terms can be used for Primary pulmonary hypertension

• pulmonary hypertension

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Primary pulmonary hypertension

The following list attempts to classify Primary pulmonary hypertension into categories where each line is subset of the next.

Disease Ontology - OBO (Open Biomedical Ontologies)

• Chronic pulmonary heart disease, unspecified
• Unspecified disease of pulmonary circulation
• Unspecified circulatory system disorder
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

Disease Ontology - OBO - Hierarchy 2

• High Blood Pressure
• Unspecified circulatory system disorder
• DISEASES AND INJURIES
• Disease Ontology V2.1 2005

External links related to: Primary pulmonary hypertension

• Sildenafil for pulmonary hypertension (Cochrane Review)
• primary (idiopathic) pulmonary hypertension
• GeneReviews: BMPR2-Related Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Primary pulmonary hypertension - Genetics Home Reference
• OMIM - BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN RECEPTOR, TYPE II; BMPR2
• OMIM - PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, PRIMARY; PPH1
• eMedicine - Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary : Article by Stuart Berger, MD
• eMedicine - Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary : Article by Ronald J Oudiz, MD
• Prostacyclin for pulmonary hypertension in adults (Cochrane Review)

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