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The lung is the essential respiration organ in air-breathing vertebrates. Its principal function is to transport oxygen from the atmosphere into the bloodstream, and to excrete carbon dioxide from the bloodstream into the atmosphere. This has accomplishes with the mosaic of specialized cells that form millions of tiny, exceptionally thin-walled air sacs where gas exchange takes place. Lungs also have nonrespiratory functions.
Medical terms related to the lung often begin with pulmo-, from the Latin pulmonarius ("of the lungs"), cognate with the Greek pleumon ("lung").
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American Heart Association: Primary or Unexplained Pulmonary Hypertension - Brief explanation of the diagnosis and treatment of PPH.
Meta Description: [ Patients with symptoms that suggest pulmonary hypertension require thorough evaluation at a medical center with expertise and experience in pulmonary hypertension. ]
American Heart Association: Pulmonary Hypertension - Brief description of the cause and treatment of this disease.
Meta Description: [ High blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs is called pulmonary hypertension (PHT). The blood pressure measured by cuff on your arm isn't directly related to the pressure in your lungs. The blood vessels that supply the lungs constrict and their walls thicken, so they can't carry as... ]
Austrian Pulmonary Hypertension Self-Help Association - Features organization details, news, events, patient information, and contact details. [Information in English and German]
Flolan Fashion File - Photos and descriptions of packs useful for carrying Flolan pumps.
Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN) - Article by Dennis E. Mayock, M.D., describing the background, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease.
PH Central - Features medical information, support options, news, events, research, forums and mailing lists, legislative action center, and personal pages.
PPH Cure Foundation - A non-governmental funder of medical research into the causes of and therapies for primary pulmonary hypertension. Includes background information, research articles, clinical trials, and patient stories.
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension - Features brief description of the causes, symptoms, and treatment of the disease.
Meta Description: [ Primary Pulmonary Hypertension causes, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments and prognosis provided in the Heart Encyclopedia by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Heart Center staff. ]
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) e. V. - Non-profit self help and support association. Includes background information and contact details. [Information in English and German]
Priority Healthcare Corporation - Pulmonary hypertension information covering symptoms as well as primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension.
Meta Description: [ A site providing information and support for those coping with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH). The website offers information about the disease of pulmonary hypertension, treatment options, chat rooms and message boards. ]
Pulmonary Hypertension Association (UK) - Features organization background, disease information, research articles, chat room, and message boards.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK. Providing support, understanding, and information for all those people whose lives are touched by PH ]
World Symposium on Primary Pulmonary Hypertension - Recap of the hightlights of this 2003 event. Includes discussion of the pathology, risk factors, and treatments.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to PHA's Website. A website dedicated to increasing advocacy and awareness of Pulmonary Hypertension. ]
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