Pulmonary hypertension and systemic diseases.
Secondary pulmonary hypertension (sPH) may develop as a result of few systemic diseases as endocrine diseases, HIV infection, collagen diseases, liver and hematological disorders. In this review we discuss the role of systemic diseases in inducing PH starting from a pathological classification.
Paolini
Rossella
R
Division of Medicine, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
Armigliato
Michela
M
Zamboni
Sergio
S
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D014661:Vasoconstriction; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology