1 Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) |
1.1 Idiopathic |
1.2 Heritable |
1.3 Drugs and toxin induced |
1.4 Associated with (APAH) |
1.41 Connective tissue disease |
1.42 HIV infection |
1.43 Portal hypertension |
1.44 Congenital heart disease |
1.45 Schistosomiasis |
1.46 Chronic haemolytic anaemia |
1′ Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and/or pulmonary capillary haemagiomatosis |
2 Pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease |
2.1 Systolic dysfunction |
2.2 Diastolic dysfunction |
2.3 Valvular disease |
3 Pulmonary hypertension secondary to lung disease and/or hypoxia |
3.1 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
3.2 Interstitial lung disease |
3.3 Lung diseases with mixed restrictive and obstructive patterns |
3.4 Sleep-disordered breathing |
3.5 Alveolar hypoventilation disorders |
3.6 Chronic high-altitude exposure |
3.7 Developmental abnormalities |
4. Chronic thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension |
5. Pulmonary hypertension with unclear and/or multifactorial mechanisms |
5.1 Haematological disorders: myeloproliferative disorders, splenectomy |
5.2 Systemic disorders: sarcoidosis, neurofibromatosis, vasculitis |
5.3 Metabolic disorders: glycogen storage disease, Gauchers, thyroid disorders |
5.4 Others: tumour obstruction, fibrosing mediastinitis, chronic renal failure on dialysis |