Schistosomiasis is the most common parasitic disease associated with pulmonary hypertension. It induces remodelling via complex inflammatory processes, which eventually produce the clinical manifestation of pulmonary hypertension. The pulmonary hypertension shows clinical signs and symptoms that are not distinguishable from other forms of pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Butrous, G. (2019). Schistosome infection and its effect on pulmonary circulation. Global Cardiology Science and Practice. HBKU Press. https://doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2019.5
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