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Created page with "<section begin="radiology" />'''Pulmonary hypertension''' (PH) is defined as elevated blood pressure beyond 20 mmHg MAP in the pulmonary artery (physiological MAP is 10-20). It most commonly occurs as a consequence of heart disease or lung disease. '''Pulmonary arterial hypertension''' (PAH) is one form of pulmonary hypertension which is not due to the above. Pulmonary hypertension is relatively common, the prevalence being approximately 1%, mostly due to the high prev..."
(Created page with "<section begin="radiology" />'''Pulmonary hypertension''' (PH) is defined as elevated blood pressure beyond 20 mmHg MAP in the pulmonary artery (physiological MAP is 10-20). It most commonly occurs as a consequence of heart disease or lung disease. '''Pulmonary arterial hypertension''' (PAH) is one form of pulmonary hypertension which is not due to the above. Pulmonary hypertension is relatively common, the prevalence being approximately 1%, mostly due to the high prev...")
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