title: [Pulmonary hypertension. Topic review. 2 clinical cases].
abstract: The authors describe two cases of pulmonary hypertension (PHT). In the first case it is secondary to pulmonary thromboembolism, a frequent and serious occurrence, witch is well known as a cause of PHT. In the second case the PHT is probably secondary to infection by human immunodeficiency virus, also a serious and frequent condition in clinical practice but which was only recently identified as a cause of PHT. Formerly these patients were considered as suffering from primary PHT. The authors make a brief review of the literature on pulmonary hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Lisboa.
authors.forename: Lurdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amado
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Carvalho
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Conceição
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nazaré
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carmona
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications*