Pulmonary vascular resistance
To readers familiar with Physics, vascular resistance is analogous to electrical resistance.
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Pulmonary vascular resistance is determined by using pressure differences across pulmonary circulation and blood flow rate through the pulmonary circulation.

Pulmonary vascular resistance is approximately one-tenth of the systemic vascular resistance.
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