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| − | ==Pulmonary hypertension== | + | ==[[Pulmonary Hypertension]]== |
| − | *Caused by '''left-to-right vascular shunts''' or increased resistance of the pulmonary vascular system
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| − | *In animals, it is most commonly a sequel of '''widespread fibrosis in the lung''' or [[Bronchitis#Chronic bronchitis|chronic bronchitis or bronchiolitis]] which stimulates hypertrophy in the walls of small arteries
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| − | *Severe prolonged pulmonary hypertension leads to [[Cor Pulmonale|'''cor pulmonale''']], right-sided heart failure secondary to primary lung disease
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| − | [[Category:Lungs - Circulatory Pathology]]
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