primary pulmonary hypertension

A chronic pulmonary heart disease characterized by an increase of blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, or pulmonary capillaries, among others, has symptoms shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, leg swelling.

Signs and symptoms

• Cough
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension
• Increased pulmonary vascular resistance
• Pulmonary arterial hypertension with lack of acute response to NO challenge
• Elevated right atrial pressure
• Right ventricular failure
• Right ventricular hypertrophy
• Elevated pulmonary artery pressure
• Pulmonary aterial intimal fibrosis
• Dyspnea

Also known as: Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension