Tuberc Respir Dis.  2010 Oct;69(4):237-242. 10.4046/trd.2010.69.4.237.

Clinical Year in Review of Pulmonary Vascular Disease

• Lim SY

• KMID: 2114616
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2010.69.4.237

Abstract

Pulmonary vascular disease is a category of disorders, including pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary embolism or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary vasculitis, pulmonary vascular disease secondary to chronic respiratory disease, and pulmonary vascular tumor and malformations. This article reviews the recent advances in this wide spectrum of pulmonary vascular diseases.

Keyword

Pulmonary vascular disease; Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Pulmonary vasculitis

MeSH Terms

Hypertension, Pulmonary
Pulmonary Embolism
Vascular Diseases
Vasculitis