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2. Pulmonary heart disease - Wikipedia

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   The pathophysiology of pulmonary heart disease (cor pulmonale) has always indicated that an increase in right ventricular afterload causes RV failure (pulmonary vasoconstriction, anatomic disruption/pulmonary vascular bed and increased blood viscosity are usually involved [1]), however most of the time, the right ventricle adjusts to an overload in chronic pressure.

3. Pulmonary hypertension - Wikipedia

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   Pathogenesis in pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease (WHO Group II) is completely different in that constriction or damage to the pulmonary blood vessels is not the issue. Instead, the left heart fails to pump blood efficiently, leading to pooling of blood in the lungs and back pressure within the pulmonary system.

4. What Is Heart Disease? Everything You Need to Know - AOL

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   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States in men and women. Nearly 650,000 Americans die from heart ...

5. Pulmonary arterial hypertension - Wikipedia

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   A pulmonary artery wedge pressure being less than 15 mmHg (also measured by right heart catheterization) excludes post-capillary bed (in the veins distal to the capillary bed) pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a subgroup of pulmonary hypertension and is categorized as World Health Organization as group 1. [3]

6. In rural America, heart disease is increasingly claiming ...

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   Heart disease death rates in rural America are rising among younger people, increasing the rural-urban divide, according to research in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

7. 'I Was Diagnosed With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ... - AOL

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   The Initial Symptoms of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension As a healthy 24-year-old, Berry, who is now 29, was surprised when she started finding herself winded after activities she was used to doing ...