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Pulmonary edema — Classification and external resources Pulmonary edema with small pleural effusions on both sides. ICD 10 J … Wikipedia
Pulmonary hypertension — Pulmonary arterial hypertension Classification and external resources The pulmonary artery receives blood (blue arrow) from the right ventricle of the heart; increased pressure on the artery can impair the function of the right ventricle ICD … Wikipedia
Pulmonary embolism — Classification and external resources Chest spiral CT scan with radiocontrast agent showing multiple filling defects both at the bifurcation and in the pulmonary arteries. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea — episodes of respiratory distress that awaken patients from sleep and are related to posture (especially reclining at night), usually attributed to congestive heart failure with pulmonary edema but sometimes occurring in patients with chronic… … Medical dictionary
Cerebral edema — Classification and external resources Edema (darker areas) surrounding a secondary brain tumor. ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
Heart failure — Classification and external resources The major signs and symptoms of heart failure. ICD 10 I5 … Wikipedia
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
cardiovascular disease — Introduction any of the diseases, whether congenital or acquired, of the heart and blood vessels (blood vessel). Among the most important are atherosclerosis, rheumatic heart disease, and vascular inflammation. Cardiovascular diseases are a … Universalium
Mitral stenosis — Classification and external resources Mitral stenosis with marked thickening of the leaflets and left atrial hypertrophy. Superior view. Autopsy preparation … Wikipedia
Diastolic heart failure — Diastolic dysfunction Classification and external resources ICD 9 428.3 Diastolic heart failure or diastolic dysfunction refers to decline in performance of one or both ventricles of the heart during the time phase of diastole. Diastole is that… … Wikipedia
