Catalog

Other secondary pulmonary hypertension

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Other secondary pulmonary hypertension – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/629413906

Secondary pulmonary hypertension is increased pressure of the blood vessels of the lungs as a result of other medical conditions which pulmonary hypertension is caused by another disease process or cardiac defect to a primary diagnosis (known cause). These include scleroderma, CREST syndrome, systemic lupus erythametous, and mixed connective tissue disease.