Pulmonary hypertension

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Pulmonary hypertension
ICD-10	I27.0, I27.2
ICD-9	416
DiseasesDB	10998
MeSH	D006976

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Diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Richard Channick, M.D.; Assistant Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ralph Matar, Lisa Prior, Ann Slater, R.N.

Diagnosis

Overview | History & Symptoms | Signs on Physical Examination

Imaging

Chest x-ray | CT-scan | MRI | Echocardiogram

Treatment

Medical therapy | Surgery

External links

• Facts About Primary Pulmonary Hypertension from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)