Acute Pulmonary Hypertension: Causes
CAUSES
Mediator induced or hypoxic vasoconstriction
- post transplant
- ARDS
- OSA
- sepsis
- post cardiac surgery
- CAL
- kyphoscoliosis
Loss of vascular architecture in chronic lung disease (emphysema exacerbation)
Obstruction of vessels
- PA: thromboembolism, vasculitis, mediastinal tumour or fibrosis
- PV: pulmonary venocclusive disease
Acute cardiac conditions
- MS
- VSD
- CCF
- LV infarct
- MR
Exacerbation of primary pulmonary hypertension
Further reading
- Wiesbauer F. Hypertension. Medmastery
Critical Care
Compendium
Chris is an Intensivist and ECMO specialist at The Alfred ICU, where he is Deputy Director (Education). He is a Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, the Lead for the Clinician Educator Incubator programme, and a CICM First Part Examiner.
He is an internationally recognised Clinician Educator with a passion for helping clinicians learn and for improving the clinical performance of individuals and collectives. He was one of the founders of the FOAM movement (Free Open-Access Medical education) has been recognised for his contributions to education with awards from ANZICS, ANZAHPE, and ACEM.
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