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.

Articles by Marta Ribeiro

Types of Pulmonary Hypertension

“Dr. Brett Fenster, director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at National Jewish Health, talks about the different types of pulmonary hypertension (PH), also known as high blood pressure in the lungs.” Learn more about pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk…

How Do Your Lungs Work?

“Lung Foundation Australia has produced a series of ten short videoclips, addressing some of the most commonly asked questions and symptoms that trouble people with chronic lung disease.” Learn more about pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1XjPFMa…

Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center

Meet Dr. Ben deBoisblanc. He’s one of the physicians at the University Medical Center CPHC – Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center. Watch him talk about pulmonary hypertension and the difficulty to diagnose it. Learn more about pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1XjPFMa…

Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension: Alexis’ Story

“It’s a very humbling experience to know that you can’t help your child, and you have to trust your child to the hands of someone else.” This emotional video and amazing little girl humbles us too. After 100+ days at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center and maximum life support…

Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Center Patient: Carol’s Story

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy1_0Yn0eeU Meet Carol Ann Hughes. She has scleroderma, which is causing pulmonary hypertension. She was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension about five years ago, but scleroderma was not considered at the time. Watch the video to find out more about her story. Learn more about pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk…

Pulmonary Hypertension WHO Classification

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe, rare lung disease characterized by high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries. Due to the condition, the pulmonary arteries, which are responsible for transporting the blood from the right heart ventricle to the lungs, become narrowed and thickened. In order…

Understanding Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare blood vessel disorder of the lung in which the pressure in the pulmonary artery (the blood vessel that leads from the heart to the lungs) rises above normal levels and may become life threatening. In the advanced stage of the disease, the…

Lung Transplants: What You Need to Know

Lungs are vital organs. They allow the body to take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide, which is what we call respirations. Sometimes the immune system does not react well to the new lungs after a lung transplant. Watch the video to learn more about this.