Pulmonary hypertension

Description

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a haemodynamic and pathophysiological condition defined as an increase in mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) 25 mmHg at rest as assessed by right heart catheterization. PH can be found in multiple clinical conditions.

Exclusions from above levels

01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

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19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Child codes

BB01.0 – Pulmonary arterial hypertension
BB01.1 – Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease
BB01.2 – Pulmonary hypertension due to lung disease or hypoxia
BB01.3 – Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
BB01.4 – Pulmonary hypertension with multifactorial mechanism
BB01.5 – Cor pulmonale
BB01.Z – Pulmonary hypertension, unspecified

Foundation children elsewhere

KB42 – Persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn

Sibling codes

BB00 – Pulmonary thromboembolism
BB02 – Certain specified diseases of pulmonary vessels
BB03 – Acquired pulmonary venous abnormality
BB0Y – Other specified pulmonary heart disease or diseases of pulmonary circulation
BB0Z – Pulmonary heart disease or diseases of pulmonary circulation, unspecified

Foundation entity

Pulmonary hypertension – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1496633964

Part of: 11: Diseases of the circulatory system