ICD-11 code : BB01.0;
Preferred Label : Pulmonary arterial hypertension;
ICD-11 definition : Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a clinical condition characterized by the presence
of pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension in the absence of other causes of pre-capillary
pulmonary hypertension, such as due to lung diseases, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary
hypertension, or other rare diseases. It includes different forms that share a similar
clinical picture and virtually identical pathological changes of the lung microcirculation.;
ICD-11 synonym : Arrillaga Ayerza syndrome; PAH - [pulmonary arterial hypertension]; primary pulmonary hypertension;
ICD-11 acronym : PAH;
ICD-11 inclusion : primary pulmonary hypertension;
Origin ID : 1931148955;
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Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a clinical condition characterized by the presence
of pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension in the absence of other causes of pre-capillary
pulmonary hypertension, such as due to lung diseases, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary
hypertension, or other rare diseases. It includes different forms that share a similar
clinical picture and virtually identical pathological changes of the lung microcirculation.