What Is Pulmonary Hypertension?

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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare lung disease that refers to an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries.  These are the arteries that carry deoxygenated blood from a person’s heart to the lungs to pick up oxygen.

Here is a PH overview: http://bit.ly/1k1nh2O

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Marta Ribeiro Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.

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