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"Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a relatively rare but serious condition – in fact, 60 percent of patients don’t live more than 5 years after diagnosis. Most treatment of the disease involves dilating the arteries to lower pressure. But increasingly, research suggests inflammation may be behind the condition – and newer therapies are on the horizon. A review of pulmonary arterial hypertension from this immunological perspective -- including specialized information for anesthesiologists -- is now available from the journal Anesthesiology. Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a resting mean pulmonary artery pressure of 25 millimeters of mercury or higher. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a type of pulmonary hypertension that mainly affects the blood vessels in the lung. Cases can be idiopathic, hereditary, or associated with infections or a variety of autoimmune or other systemic conditions. The disease is progressive and cannot be cured..."
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- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Material Type:
- Diagram/Illustration
- Reading
- Provider:
- Research Square
- Provider Set:
- Video Bytes
- Date Added:
- 09/27/2019