AETIOLOGY OF HYPERTENSION

The aetiology of systemic hypertension.

The aetiology of essential hypertension.

Pulmonary hypertension: a review of the aetiology, pathophysiology and management.

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as a systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) above 30 mmHg and a mean PAP above 25 mmHg. Pulmonary hypertensive diseases (PHDs) encompass a myriad of conditions that cause pulmonary hypertension (PH), hence the Evian Classification was developed for the categorization of the various causes. Pulmonary hypertensive diseases are complex conditions that are d...

Essential Hypertension: Another Look at Possible Aetiology and Treatment

ed by: Full-text available at www.ajbrui.com www.bioline.br/md www.ajol.com Received: October, 2006

Pulmonary hypertension in antisynthetase syndrome: prevalence, aetiology and survival.

Antisynthetase syndrome is characterised by the association of interstitial lung disease and myositis with different anti-tRNA-synthetase antibodies. The occurrence, aetiology and prognosis of pulmonary hypertension have not yet been evaluated. Among 203 consecutive patients, transthoracic echocardiogram and right heart catheterisation results were retrospectively analysed in the light of clini...