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Risk Factors Of Primary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high
Alternative Names
Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension; Familial primary pulmonary hypertension; Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension; Primary pulmonary hypertension; PPH; Secondary pulmonary hypertension
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
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