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Abstract
The pulmonary vasculature was studied in lung biopsy/autopsy specimens of 20 cases, in conditions likely to lead to pulmonary hypertension. The changes were classified as per Edward and Heath classification and morphometric measurements to gauge medial and intimai hypertrophy were done. Medial hypertrophy was found to be the earliest and commonest change in all cases, irrespective of the pathogenic mechanism of pulmonary hypertension. Variable changes specific to various arteriopathies/vasculopathies were noted.Entities:
Keywords: Hypertension pulmonary; Pulmonary artery
Year: 2017 PMID: 28769513 PMCID: PMC5531120 DOI: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30755-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med J Armed Forces India ISSN: 0377-1237