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Pulmonary Hypertension in CKD

American Journal of Kidney Diseases, 2013
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare disease often associated with positive antinuclear antibody and high mortality. Pulmonary hypertension, which rarely is severe, occurs frequently in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The prevalence of pulmonary hypertension ranges from 9%-39% in individuals with stage 5 CKD, 18.8%-68.8% in ...
Danilo Fliser   +18 more
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Pulmonary hypertension

Drugs of Today, 1998
Pulmonary hypertension can be caused by an increase in pulmonary blood flow, an increase in left-heart impedance or an increase in pulmonary vascular resistance. Although there are many specific causes that have been identified, clinical presentation and natural history are common to all etiologies.
D, Moraes, J, Loscalzo
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Pulmonary hypertension

Nursing Standard, 2002
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare blood vessel disorder of the lung, in which the pressure in the pulmonary artery rises above normal levels and can become life-threatening. The authors discuss the disease process, symptoms, investigations and patient management.
Paula, Rogers, Iain, Armstrong
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Pulmonary Hypertension

Medical Clinics of North America, 2019
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic and progressive disease that presents like many other lung diseases, often leading to a delay in diagnosis, and therefore a delay in optimal therapy. This article provides a review of PH for internists, covering clinical presentation, diagnostic algorithm, different types of PH, and overview of treatments.
Darlene, Kim, M Patricia, George
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Primary pulmonary hypertension

Current Opinion in Cardiology, 1988
Primary pulmonary hypertension has become a very treatable disease given the recent advances in medical therapy. Any patient with unexplained right ventricular enlargement or pulmonary hypertension needs a thorough workup to determine the cause. Patients with primary pulmonary hypertension should be referred to a specialized "Center of Excellence" to ...
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