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2. Pulmonary hypertension - Wikipedia

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   Medications specifically used to treat pulmonary hypertension include epoprostenol, treprostinil, iloprost, bosentan, ambrisentan, macitentan, and sildenafil, tadalafil, selexipag, riociguat. [4] Lung transplantation may be an option in severe cases. [6] The frequency of occurrence is estimated at 1,000 new cases per year in the United States.

3. Pulmonary venoocclusive disease - Wikipedia

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   Treatments for primary pulmonary hypertension such as prostacyclins and endothelin receptor antagonists can be fatal in people with PVOD due to the development of severe pulmonary edema, and worsening symptoms after initiation of these medications may be a clue to the diagnosis of pulmonary veno-occlusive disease. [7]

4. Pulmonary fibrosis - Wikipedia

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   Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which the lungs become scarred over time. [1] Symptoms include shortness of breath, a dry cough, feeling tired, weight loss, and nail clubbing. [1] Complications may include pulmonary hypertension, respiratory failure, pneumothorax, and lung cancer. [2]

5. Merck's therapy for rare lung condition shown to help reduce ...

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   Winrevair was approved to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a progressive disorder caused by a constriction of arteries in the lungs, leading to symptoms such as shortness of breath ...

6. Hypertensive emergency - Wikipedia

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   A hypertensive emergency is very high blood pressure with potentially life-threatening symptoms and signs of acute damage to one or more organ systems (especially brain, eyes, heart, aorta, or kidneys). It is different from a hypertensive urgency by this additional evidence for impending irreversible hypertension-mediated organ damage (HMOD).

7. Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia

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   The most common symptoms include: [5] [6] [7] Chronic cough; Shortness of breath or dyspnea when exercising or exerting one's self; Wheezing (less frequent) Hemoptysis (Infrequent) Symptoms may be present for many years prior to diagnosis and are often ascribed to other lung conditions.