pulmonary veno-occlusive disease…

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respiratory system, pulmonary vaso-occlusive disease, pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, rare form of primary pulmonary hypertension, high blood pressure, in the blood vessels, the lungs, progressive obstruction, the pulmonary veins leads to elevated blood pressure, in the arteries, the lungs, related to a viral infection, a complication of certain connective tissue diseases, lupus, crest, a complication of certain blood cancers, leukemia, lymphoma, chemotherapy, common amongst children, young adults, progression, the disease leads to narrowed pulmonary veins, pulmonary hypertension, congestion, edema, swelling, the lungs, shortness of breath, fatigue on exertion, fainting, coughing up blood, signs of high blood pressure, in the veins, the lungs, physical examination, splitting of heart sounds present, the chest is examined, a stethoscope, auscultation, jugular venous pressure elevated, nail abnormalities, finger clubbing, an enlargement, the bases, the fingernails, a bluish coloration, the skin, due to lack of oxygen, cyanosis, arterial blood gases, chest x-ray, chest ct, cardiac catheterization, pulmonary angiogram, echocardiogram, lung biopsy, currently, no known effective medical treatments, vasodilator drugs, drugs that dilate the blood vessels, used in other forms of pulmonary hypertension harmful in pulmonary veno-occlusive disease, lung transplantation, treatment that has proven to be effective, very poor in infants, a survival rate of just a few weeks, survival months to a few years in adults, progressive difficulty breathing, pulmonary hypertension, right sided heart failure, cor pulmonale, coughing up blood, symptoms of this disorder develop, fainting, shortness of breath, episodes of no breathing, emergency/urgent symptoms.