The causes of pediatric pulmonary hypertension include genetic factors, heart diseases, respiratory diseases, etc. Some children have unknown causes, which are called idiopathic pulmonary hypertension.
1. Genetic factors: it has been identified that there are many genes related to the development of pulmonary hypertension, such as BMPR2, BMP9 and so on.
2. Heart disease: congenital heart disease is the most common cause of pediatric pulmonary hypertension, such as ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect, pulmonary vein stenosis, etc. In addition, heart valve disease, heart failure and other diseases can also induce pulmonary hypertension.
3. Respiratory diseases: such as acute respiratory distress syndrome, pneumonia, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, interstitial lung disease, can induce pulmonary hypertension, the child may also be accompanied by shortness of breath, cough, cough sputum, dyspnea and other symptoms.
4. Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension: that is, pulmonary hypertension of unknown etiology.
Children with pulmonary arterial hypertension should consult a doctor in time to identify the cause of the disease under the guidance of the doctor, and follow the doctor’s instructions for appropriate treatment.