Diseases that cause pulmonary hypertension include connective tissue disease, heart disease, lung disease, and some infectious diseases.
The mechanism of connective tissue disease causing pulmonary hypertension is not clear, different connective tissue disease, the probability of causing pulmonary hypertension is not the same, the more common are systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, dermatomyositis, desiccation syndrome and so on.
Heart-related diseases such as atrial septal defect, ventricular septal defect, arterial catheterization, cardiac systolic or diastolic hypoplasia, aortic stenosis, mitral stenosis, constrictive pericarditis, restrictive cardiomyopathy and so on can lead to pulmonary hypertension.
Lesions of the lungs themselves such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, sleep apnea, abnormal lung development, pulmonary thromboembolism, and lung tumors can also cause pulmonary hypertension.
Specific infections such as schistosomiasis and AIDS can also cause pulmonary hypertension.
Others: There are other causes of pulmonary hypertension, such as angiosarcoma and arteritis.
It is recommended that patients with pulmonary hypertension should consult a doctor in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for active treatment.