See Also: Pulmonary hypertension(medicine)
hypertension, pulmonary(medicine)
Pulmonary Hypertension(health)
primary pulmonary hypertension(medicine)
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension(health)
idiopathic pulmonary hypertension(medicine)
precapillary pulmonary hypertension(medicine)
Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension(health)
postcapillary pulmonary hypertension(medicine)
neonatal pulmonary venous hypertension(medicine)

hypertension, pulmonary (medicine)


hypertension, pulmonary
High blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries. Normally, the pressure in the pulmonary arteries is low (compared to that in the aorta). Pulmonary hypertension can irrevocably damage the lungs. Pulmonary hypertension is made up of pulmonary for lung, hyper for high, and tension for blood pressure. (in french, the word for blood pressure is tension ).