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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a syndrome in which the blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary arterioles (the blood vessels located proximal to the capillary bed, the site of oxygen exchange in the lungs) is elevated.
Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A 2 (Lp-PLA 2) also known as platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase (PAF-AH) is a phospholipase A 2 enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PLA2G7 gene. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Lp-PLA 2 is a 45-kDa protein of 441 amino acids . [ 7 ]
Hypertensive heart disease includes a number of complications of high blood pressure that affect the heart.While there are several definitions of hypertensive heart disease in the medical literature, [1] [2] [3] the term is most widely used in the context of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) coding categories.
Laura Pergolizzi (born March 18, 1981), [dubious – discuss] known professionally as LP, is an American singer, musician and songwriter from Huntington Station, New York. LP has released seven albums and three EPs .
Pulmonary hypertension (PH or PHTN) is a condition of increased blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. [7] Symptoms include shortness of breath, fainting, tiredness, chest pain, swelling of the legs, and a fast heartbeat.
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated. [11] High blood pressure usually does not cause symptoms itself. [1]
Lipoprotein Associated Phospholipase A2 [1] [better source needed] has been identified and verified in multiple human trials as an enzymatic activity which is an independent predictor of atherosclerotic disease progression and events in humans, including coronary heart disease, because it promotes oxidation of lipoproteins and certain fatty acids.
Lp: lipoprotein: LP: lumbar puncture: LPH: left posterior hemiblock (see heart block) LPL: lipoprotein lipase: LPP: lichen planopilaris: LQTS: long QT syndrome: L/S: lecithin-to-sphingomyelin ratio LS: lichen sclerosus Lynch syndrome: LSA: lichen sclerosis et atrophicus: LSB: left sternal border LSCS: Lower segment Caesarean section: LSCTA ...