Book Review: Systemic Arterial Hypertension

Pulmonary arterial hypertension in systemic sclerosis.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex clinical situation resulting from restricted flow through the pulmonary arterial circulation ending in increased pulmonary vascular resistance and right heart failure. PAH is a common and life-threatening complication in connective tissue diseases, specifically in SSc if not treated rapidly and adequately. Based on t...

levamisole, aminorex, and pulmonary arterial hypertension: a review

conclusions the results of the first human pharmacokinetic studies of aminorex were first characterized in 2013. the results suggest that while humans could produce aminorex from levamisole, they probably do not convert very much. even though cases of pah have been reported in cocaine users, the latest pharmacokinetic studies suggest that very little aminorex is actually produced from the inges...

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Systemic Arterial Hypertension in people living with HIV/AIDS: integrative review.

OBJECTIVE To analyze scientific productions about the relationship between HIV and Systemic Arterial Hypertension (SAH) in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). METHOD Integrative literature review in six databases, held in March 2016. "AIDS" and "hypertension" were the keywords used in Portuguese, English and Spanish languages. We found 248 articles and selected 17. The categories formulated ...

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