Biomaterial Database

PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AT HIGH ALTITUDE. 1963

S G BLOUNT

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D006973	Hypertension	Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.	Blood Pressure, High,Blood Pressures, High,High Blood Pressure,High Blood Pressures
D006976	Hypertension, Pulmonary	Increased VASCULAR RESISTANCE in the PULMONARY CIRCULATION, usually secondary to HEART DISEASES or LUNG DISEASES.	Pulmonary Hypertension
D008168	Lung	Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.	Lungs
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000531	Altitude	A vertical distance measured from a known level on the surface of a planet or other celestial body.	Altitudes
D065627	Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension	Familial or idiopathic hypertension in the PULMONARY CIRCULATION which is not secondary to other disease.	Heritable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension,Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension,Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension,Pph1 With Hht,Primary Pulmonary Hypertension,Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary, 1,Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary, 1, With Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia,Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary, Dexfenfluramine-Associated,Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary, Fenfluramine-Associated,Hypertension, Idiopathic Pulmonary,Hypertension, Primary Pulmonary,Pulmonary Hypertension, Idiopathic,Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary