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==Primary pulmonary hypertension== | ==Primary pulmonary hypertension== | ||
*AKA ''pulmonary plexogenic arteriopathy''.<ref name=dccpad>Lie JT, Silver MD. Diagnostic criteria of cardiovascular pathology: acquired diseases. ISBN 0-397-51630-4. PP.208-9.</ref> | *AKA ''pulmonary plexogenic arteriopathy''.<ref name=dccpad>Lie JT, Silver MD. Diagnostic criteria of cardiovascular pathology: acquired diseases. ISBN 0-397-51630-4. PP.208-9.</ref> | ||
===General=== | |||
*Familial PPH may be associated with BMPR2 mutations.<ref name=omim600799>{{OMIM|/600799}}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
*Like chronic pulmonary hypertension due to congenital heart disease but ''without'' the congenital heart disease.<ref name=dccpad/> | *Like chronic pulmonary hypertension due to congenital heart disease but ''without'' the congenital heart disease.<ref name=dccpad/> | ||
**Classified by ''Heath-Edwards classification'' (see below) into six grades. | **Classified by ''Heath-Edwards classification'' (see below) into six grades. | ||