Pulmonary hypertension and systemic diseases

Curr Drug Targets Inflamm Allergy. 2004 Dec;3(4):459-67. doi: 10.2174/1568010042634613.

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.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / physiopathology*
  • Hypoxia / complications
  • Hypoxia / physiopathology
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / complications
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis / physiopathology
  • Vasculitis / complications
  • Vasculitis / physiopathology
  • Vasoconstriction
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / complications
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / physiopathology