Glossary for Primary pulmonary hypertension

Ankle swelling: Ankle swelling often from injury or fluid retention.
Antiphospholipid syndrome: An autoimmune disorder characterized by blood clots and pregnancy losses.
Artery conditions: Any conditions affecting arteries
Breathing difficulties: Various types of breathing difficulty (dyspnea).
Chest pain: Pain in the chest area.
Chronic Bronchitis: Chronic bronchitis is a chronic inflammation of the bronchi (medium-size airways) in the lungs.
Congenital heart defects: Heart defects that a baby is born with.
Cor pulmonale: Enlarged heart due to respiratory difficulty.
Cough: The noise produced from the sudden expulsion of air from the lungs
Cyanosis: Blueness or purple coloring of skin.
Deep vein thrombosis: Blood clot in vein, often in calf muscle vein in the leg.
Dizziness: Feelings of lightheadedness or giddiness.
Emphysema: Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is defined as an abnormal, permanent enlargement of the air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles accompanied by destruction of their walls and without obvious fibrosis.
Fainting: Temporary loss of conciousness or fainting.
Fenfluramine - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Fenfluramine (a weight loss drug) during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
Heart failure: Slow failure of the heart (cardiac insufficiency).
Hemoptysis: A condition which is characterized by the coughing up of blood or blood stained sputum
Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension: A rare condition where sclerosis of the pulmonary arteries cause cyanosis, polycythemia and heart failure.
Leg swelling: Swelling of one or both legs
Lung conditions: Various conditions affecting the lungs or related airways.
Lymphoedema - cerebral arteriovenous anomaly: A rare syndrome characterized by a malformation of the brain blood vessels, lymphoedema of the feet and primary pulmonary hypertension.
Postpartum haemorrhage: The loss of blood by the mother after delivery of her child
Postpartum hemorrhage: Excessive bleeding after childbirth delivery
Primary Hypertension: A condition which is characterized by high blood pressure not associated with any identifiable pathological cause
Pulmonary embolism: Blocked lung blood vessel often from a blood clot.
Pulmonary hypertension: Pulmonary hypertension refers to high blood pressure in the blood vessels that carry blood to the lungs. Blood pressure in other parts of the body is normal or sometimes even low. The condition may be caused by such things as lung conditions (e.g. emphysema, chronic bronchitis), heart conditions (e.g. congestive heart failure, birth defects involving heart), AIDS or medications such as fenfluramine (a diet drug). Sometimes it occurs for no apparent reason and is called primary pulmonary hypertension.
Raynaud's phenomenon: Blood vessel constriction attacks affecting fingers and/or toes.
Respiratory conditions: Any condition that affects the respiratory system
Scleroderma: A rare, progressive connective tissue disorder involving thickening and hardening of the skin and connective tissue. There are a number of forms of scleroderma with some forms being systemic (involving internal organs).
Secondary pulmonary hypertension: Secondary pulmonary hypertension refers to high blood pressure in the arteries that carry blood to the lungs. Blood pressure in other parts of the body is normal or sometimes even low. The condition may be caused by such things as lung conditions (e.g. emphysema, chronic bronchitis), heart conditions (e.g. congestive heart failure, birth defects involving heart), AIDS or medications such as fenfluramine (a diet drug).
Tiredness: Feeling tired either physically or mentally