Ayerza's syndrome

Ayerza's syndrome definition - medical

Ayerza's syndrome

noun
Sclerosis of the pulmonary arteries in chronic cor pulmonale, caused by primary pulmonary arteriosclerosis or primary pulmonary hypertension. It is associated with severe cyanosis. Also called cardiopathia nigra.

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