The rare and severe lung disease called pulmonary hypertension (PH) affects the pulmonary arteries, causing high blood pressure. The pulmonary arteries transport the blood from the right heart ventricle to the lungs, but when affected by the disease, they become narrowed and thickened. The hearts of…
It might surprise you to learn that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is the third leading cause of death in the U.S. But even with these numbers, the fact is a lot of people who suffer from COPD are not even aware of it and haven’t been diagnosed. To…
Being diagnosed with a serious lung and heart condition such as pulmonary hypertension is stressful and overwhelming. To make things a little easier for you, we’ve decided to put together this list of seven tips that you could use to plan your first pulmonary hypertension appointment…
OregonClinic shared this video in 2014, where pulmonary hypertension is discussed. Dr. Wayne Strauss, part of the Oregon Clinic – Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine staff, is a physician who has pulmonary hypertension as his sub-specialty. Watch him talk about pulmonary hypertension causes, how…
In this video from PAH.TV, watch Dr. Victor Test, a pulmonologist in Durham, North Carolina and affiliated with Duke University, talk “about the use of thrombolytic and catheter-based interventions for the subset of patients with submassive pulmonary embolism”. This interview was made at CHEST…
Living with pulmonary hypertension can be quite difficult, especially if you’re a newly diagnosed patient. Since this is a rare condition, there are several question that may come up which you feel the need to have answered. We’ve put together this list of nine of the most…
Is there an explanation for the association of pulmonary arterial hypertension with intravenous drug use or chronic liver disease? Does the risk of developing PAH increases with IV drug use? impactID.com clears up doubt with this short interview with Dr. Harrison Farber, where some…
PAH.TVÂ shared this video where you can watch a panel of specialists in pulmonary disease discussing the challenges of managing patients with pulmonary hypertension. There are different types of patients dealing with PH and each one of them has particular needs that must…
Pulmonary hypertension is a complicated disease to live with on a daily basis. Because PH makes it difficult for you to breathe while living your normal everyday life, it’s understandable if sometimes you feel like the task is too much for you to bear on your own. That’s why…
In this video from PAH.TV, watch a panel of experts in pulmonary arterial hypertension discussing the use of new therapies and how the use of oral prostacyclins can help treating PAH. This panel has Dr.Richard Channick as a moderator, and Dr. Lewis Rubin, Dr. Vallerie…
In this video from ManagingSOB (Managing Shortness Of Breath), shared in 2011, discover some tips on how to improve your breathing with a series of respiratory muscle exercises. Read the latest updates on pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk Pulmonary Hypertension…
In this video from UT Health Northeast watch cardiology expert Dr. Dudley Goulden, from U.T. Health Northeast, answers some important questions about pulmonary hypertension. Read the latest updates on pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk Pulmonary Hypertension News is strictly a news and…
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