pulmonary hypertension

Precapillary ("arterial") Vascular L -> R shunts, Fallot, 1' pulm HTN, embolism, arteritis Pleuro-pulmonary emphysema, diffuse lung dz, fibrothorax, chest deformity, hilar mass
Postcapillary ("venous") Cardiac LV failure, mitral dz, LA myxoma or thrombus Pulmonary venous stenosis, mediastinal dz, pulmonary veno-occlusive dz

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013