pulmonary hypertension
- Precapillary ("arterial")
- Vascular
- L -> R shunts, Fallot, 1' pulm HTN,
embolism, arteritis
- Pleuro-pulmonary
- emphysema, diffuse lung dz, fibrothorax,
chest deformity, hilar mass
- Postcapillary ("venous")
- Cardiac
- LV failure, mitral dz, LA myxoma or
thrombus
- Pulmonary venous
- stenosis, mediastinal dz,
pulmonary veno-occlusive dz
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2002-04-18