Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Also written as PAH.

Any dry cough?” | Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are leading causes of mortality. |

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Any dry cough?” | Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are leading causes of mortality. | (Systemic sclerosis)
• Is of considerable diagnostic valve in certain forms of heart disease e.g. mitral stenosis and pulmonary arterial hypertension (Cardiovascular system examination revised 2012 — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
• Is of considerable diagnostic value in certain forms of heart disease. e.g. mitral stenosis, pulmonary arterial hypertension (Examination of Respiratory system — Past Paper Questions & Answers)
| Cor pulmonale (in chronic bronchitis) | Chronic hypoxic vasoconstriction → pulmonary arterial hypertension → right‑ventricular overload | Peripheral oedema, raised JVP, hepatomegaly; predicts higher mortality | Develops over years of untreated disease | (Bronchitis (Acute and Chronic))
| Group 1 | Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) | Idiopathic, HIV, portal hypertension, schistosomiasis, congenital heart disease (e.g., VSD, PDA, ASD with Eisenmenger's) | (Pulmonary hypertension and cor pulmonale)
HIV/AIDS: Increases vulnerability to opportunistic polymicrobial sepsis, tuberculous pericarditis, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and dilated cardiomyopathy. (Shock and cardiovascular emergencies)