pulmonary vascular obstructive disease

collocation in English

meaningsofpulmonary,vascular,obstructiveanddisease

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pulmonary
adjective
uk
/ˈpʊl.mə.nər.i/us
/ˈpʊl.mə.ner.i/
relating to the lungs (= organs used ...
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vascular
adjective
uk
/ˈvæs.kjə.lər/us
/ˈvæs.kjə.lɚ/
anatomy,medicalspecialized
relating to the vessels (= tubes) that carry blood or other liquids in a person's or ...
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obstructive
adjective
uk
/əbˈstrʌk.tɪv/us
/əbˈstrʌk.t̬ɪv/
trying to stop someone from doing something by causing problems ...
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disease
noun
uk
/dɪˈziːz/us
/dɪˈziːz/
(an) illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by ...
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(Definition ofpulmonary,vascular,vascularanddiseasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Early diagnosis and surgical repair is essential to prevent irreversible pulmonary vascularobstructivedisease.
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It is not clear whether these patients had pulmonary vascularobstructivedisease.
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This is preferable to finding definitive surgery precluded because of pulmonary vascularobstructivedisease.
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One patient had biopsy evidence of pulmonary vascularobstructivediseaseat 3.3 years of age.
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They showed pulmonary vascularobstructivediseasewas common in patients with a large ventricular septal defect.
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Early correction of the anomalously connected artery, therefore, is of great importance in preventing pulmonary vascularobstructivedisease.
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For children with giant aneurysms and/or chronicobstructivediseaseof the coronary arteries, anticoagulation with coumadin is recommended.
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Several mechanisms have been postulated for the development of such pulmonary vascularobstructivediseasein the normally connected lung.
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Two of the patients died of progressive pulmonary vascularobstructivediseasefour and eight years following surgical repair.
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Collaterals without stenosis will cause the lung segment to develop classic pulmonary vascularobstructivedisease, and collaterals with severe stenosis will cause underdevelopment of the distal vasculature.
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It is the presence of obstruction in the right ventricular outflow tract which may be needed to protect against pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary vascularobstructivedisease.
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