Between 10 to 15 weeks after infection, the larvae enter the blood system where they are transported through the heart to reside in the pulmonary artery of the lungs. (primarycarevet.com)
They will grow and develop and move to progressively larger arteries of the lungs until they finally arrive in the main pulmonary artery. (safarivet.com)
Pulmonary hypertension involves an increase of blood pressure in the arteries of the lung that can lead to heart failure. (sciencedaily.com)