diseases of the pulmonary circulation

Last reviewed 01/2018

Disorders of the pulmonary circulation include:

  • acute pulmonary heart disease:
    • acute cor pulmonale
    • pulmonary embolism
  • chronic pulmonary heart disease:
    • primary pulmonary hypertension
    • the heart disease of kyphoscoliosis
  • arteriovenous fistula of the pulmonary circulation