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Hypertensive Pulmonary Vasculopathies: Pathological Findings

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Although pulmonary vascular abnormalities in pulmonary hypertension vary with different etiologies and with the vascular segments affected, many of the structural changes are similar, since they reflect the limited ways in which the vasculature of the lung either adapts to the elevated blood pressure or repairs hypertension-induced vessel damage. The purpose of this chapter is to provide the general histopathological characteristics of hypertensive pulmonary vascular disease as a framework for analyzing pathological material from patients with this condition, to present information regarding the pathology of the more commonly recognized forms of pulmonary hypertension, and to offer recommendations for the optimal handling of lung samples. The histopathological classification of hypertensive vascular disease used in this chapter is summarized in Table 1.

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  1. Herz-Zentrum Coswig, Klinik für Kardiologie und Angiologie, Lerchenfeld 1, 06869, Coswig (Anhalt), Germany

    Peter Lanzer MD

  2. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, One Clinic Center, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 44195, OH, USA

    Eric J. Topol MD

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Pietra, G.G., Dessy, E. (2002). Hypertensive Pulmonary Vasculopathies: Pathological Findings. In: Lanzer, P., Topol, E.J. (eds) Pan Vascular Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56225-9_101

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