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Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with HIV infection

MedGen UID:
784937
•Concept ID:
C3697673
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: PAH associated with HIV infaction; Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection
SNOMED CT: Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with HIV infection (697904001); Pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with human immunodeficiency virus infection (697904001)
Modes of inheritance:
Not genetically inherited
MedGen UID:
988794
•Concept ID:
CN307044
•
Finding
Source: Orphanet
clinical entity without genetic inheritance.
See: This record
Not genetically inherited (Orphanet)
 
Orphanet: ORPHA275808

Definition

A form of pulmonary arterial hypertension characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial resistance leading to right heart failure observed as a complication of HIV infection. [from ORDO]

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Pharmacological treatment of HIV-associated pulmonary hypertension.
Chinello P, Petrosillo N
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2016;9(5):715-25. Epub 2016 Mar 2 doi: 10.1586/17512433.2016.1151785. PMID: 26863919
2015 ESC/ERS Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension: The Joint Task Force for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS): Endorsed by: Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC), International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT).
Galiè N, Humbert M, Vachiery JL, Gibbs S, Lang I, Torbicki A, Simonneau G, Peacock A, Vonk Noordegraaf A, Beghetti M, Ghofrani A, Gomez Sanchez MA, Hansmann G, Klepetko W, Lancellotti P, Matucci M, McDonagh T, Pierard LA, Trindade PT, Zompatori M, Hoeper M; ESC Scientific Document Group
Eur Heart J 2016 Jan 1;37(1):67-119. Epub 2015 Aug 29 doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv317. PMID: 26320113
Treatment goals of pulmonary hypertension.
McLaughlin VV, Gaine SP, Howard LS, Leuchte HH, Mathier MA, Mehta S, Palazzini M, Park MH, Tapson VF, Sitbon O
J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 Dec 24;62(25 Suppl):D73-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.034. PMID: 24355644

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