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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
*In general, [[obstructive sleep apnea]] does not cause sufficiently elevated pulmonary pressures to cause PAH | |||
*obstructive sleep apnea does not cause sufficiently elevated pulmonary pressures to cause PAH | (In Alphabetical Order) | ||
* [[ High altitude sickness|High Altitude(chronically)]] | |||
* Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins | |||
* [[Atrial Septal Defects]] | |||
* [[Bronchiectasis]] | |||
* [[Bronchopulmonary dysplasia]] | |||
* [[Cholesterol ester storage disease]] | |||
* Chronic [[hemolytic anemia]] | |||
* [[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] | |||
* Chronic [[renal failure]] on [[dialysis]] | |||
* [[Churg-Strauss syndrome]] | |||
* [[Coal workers' pneumoconiosis]] | |||
* [[Cor triatriatum]] | |||
* [[Cystic fibrosis]] | |||
* [[ Diastolic heart failure|Diastolic dysfunction]]. | |||
* [[Diethylpropion]] | |||
* [[Fallot tetralogy]] | |||
* [[Fetal circulation, persistent]] | |||
* [[Fibrosing Mediastinitis|Fibrosing mediastinitis]] | |||
* [[Gaucher disease]] | |||
* [[Glycogen storage diseases]] | |||
* [[Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis]] | |||
* [[Scoliosis|Idiopathic spinal scoliosis]] | |||
* Indian familial childhood cirrhosis | |||
* [[Interstitial Lung Disease]] | |||
* [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis]] | |||
* [[Mitral valve insufficiency]] | |||
* [[Mitral valve stenosis]] | |||
* Monocrotaline poisoning | |||
* [[Myeloproliferative disorders]] | |||
* [[Neurofibromatosis]] | |||
* [[Obstructive sleep apnea]] | |||
* [[Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria]] | |||
* [[Phentermine]] poisoning | |||
* [[Pickwickian syndrome]] | |||
* [[Portal hypertension]] | |||
* [[Polycythemia vera]] | |||
* Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis | |||
* Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis | |||
* [[Pulmonary embolism]] | |||
* [[Pulmonary fibrosis]] | |||
* [[Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease]] | |||
* [[Sarcoidosis]] | |||
* [[Schistosoma japonicum]] | |||
* [[Schistosoma mansoni]] | |||
* [[Sickle cell disease]] | |||
* [[Splenectomy]] | |||
* [[Systemic lupus erythematosus]] | |||
* [[Systolic dysfunction]] | |||
* [[Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia]] | |||
* [[Vasculitis]] | |||
* [[Ventricular septal defect]] | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 18:05, 31 October 2011
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Cardiology Overview |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Causes
- In general, obstructive sleep apnea does not cause sufficiently elevated pulmonary pressures to cause PAH
(In Alphabetical Order)
- High Altitude(chronically)
- Alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins
- Atrial Septal Defects
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Cholesterol ester storage disease
- Chronic hemolytic anemia
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Chronic renal failure on dialysis
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
- Coal workers' pneumoconiosis
- Cor triatriatum
- Cystic fibrosis
- Diastolic dysfunction.
- Diethylpropion
- Fallot tetralogy
- Fetal circulation, persistent
- Fibrosing mediastinitis
- Gaucher disease
- Glycogen storage diseases
- Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis
- Idiopathic spinal scoliosis
- Indian familial childhood cirrhosis
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- Mitral valve insufficiency
- Mitral valve stenosis
- Monocrotaline poisoning
- Myeloproliferative disorders
- Neurofibromatosis
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria
- Phentermine poisoning
- Pickwickian syndrome
- Portal hypertension
- Polycythemia vera
- Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
- Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Schistosoma japonicum
- Schistosoma mansoni
- Sickle cell disease
- Splenectomy
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Systolic dysfunction
- Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia
- Vasculitis
- Ventricular septal defect
Diagnosis
- In primary pulmonary hypertension the pulmonary artery diastolic pressure is much higher than the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure.
- If the pulmonary hypertension is due to left-sided heart failure, and the pulmonary artery diastolic pressure in the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure will be similar.