- Formation in a blood vessel of a clot (thrombus) that breaks loose and is carried by the blood stream to plug another vessel
Pulmonary Infarct
- localized necrosis of lung tissues, due to obstruction of the arterial blood supply.
Pulmonary Edema
- swelling and /or fluid accumulation in the lungs
Pulmonary Hypertension
- an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, or pulmonary capillaries
Chronic Passive Venous Congestion
- chronic : continuing for a long time
- passive : not active or not acting to influence or change a situation
- venous congestion : overfilling and distention of the veins with blood
Cor Pulmonale
- change in structure and function of the right ventricle (Right ventricular hypertrophy or dilation) of the heart as a result of a respiratory disorder
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