Resistance to the pulmonary arterial flow
- occlusion of pulmonary arteries, for example emboli, e.g. clot, fat, mycotic, tumour or air - the most common cause
- blockage of pulmonary arteries by vasculitis, e.g. polyarteritis nodosa
- chronic obstructive airways disease - emphysema, chronic bronchitis
- schistosomiasis
- bronchiectasis
- chronic asthma
- pulmonary fibrosis
- kyphoscoliosis
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