title: Pulmonary hypertension and systemic diseases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medicine, Rovigo General Hospital, Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paolini
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armigliato
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zamboni
mesh_terms: 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