Drug- or toxin-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension
ORPHA:275786
Definition
Drug- or toxin-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a form of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) secondary to the exposition to drugs. Drug- or toxin-induced PAH is characterized by elevated pulmonary arterial resistance leading to right heart failure. Drug or toxin induced PAH is progressive and potentially fatal.
- Prevalence
- 1-9 / 1 000 000
- Inheritance
- Multigenic/multifactorial
- Age of onset
- Adolescent, Adult, Childhood, Elderly