Pulmonary arterial hypertension

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Properties

SES ID

• 12327

Notation

• 12327

In scheme

• Subject

Broader

• Lung diseases
• Rare diseases

Definition

• Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a condition that causes high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries, leading to those arteries thickening and restricting blood flow in the lungs; it is not curable, and if not treated, it leads to premature death.