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Pulmonary venous hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH or PHTN) is a condition of increased blood pressure within the arteries of the lungs. Symptoms include shortness of breath, syncope, tiredness, chest pain, swelling of the legs, and a fast heartbeat. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Cause
Bilateral hilar enlargement
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary hypertension
May Be Caused by
Arteriovenous fistulas
Cardiomyopathy
Coarctation of aorta
Constrictive pericarditis
Cor triatriatum
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Left atrial myxoma
Left atrial thrombus
Left ventricular failure
Mitral insufficiency
Mitral stenosis
Parachute mitral valve complex
Peripheral arterial-venous malformation
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Pulmonary venous obstruction
Sickle cell disease
Systemic-to-pulmonary vascular shunt
Thyrotoxicosis
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return
May Cause
Bilateral hilar enlargement
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary hypertension
May Be Caused by
Arteriovenous fistulas
Cardiomyopathy
Coarctation of aorta
Constrictive pericarditis
Cor triatriatum
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Left atrial myxoma
Left atrial thrombus
Left ventricular failure
Mitral insufficiency
Mitral stenosis
Parachute mitral valve complex
Peripheral arterial-venous malformation
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Pulmonary venous obstruction
Sickle cell disease
Systemic-to-pulmonary vascular shunt
Thyrotoxicosis
Total anomalous pulmonary venous return


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