BB01

Pulmonary hypertension

Hipertensão pulmonar

Definition

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a haemodynamic and pathophysiological condition defined as an increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) 25 mmHg at rest as assessed by right heart catheterization. PH can be found in multiple clinical conditions.

Subcategories (6)

BB01.0Pulmonary arterial hypertension BB01.1Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease BB01.2Pulmonary hypertension due to lung disease or hypoxia BB01.3Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension BB01.4Pulmonary hypertension with multifactorial mechanism BB01.5Cor pulmonale

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