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Pulmonary Hypertension and HIV

Watch this video to learn a little bit more about patients living with, and doctors who treat, both PH and HIV explain more about the complex interaction of having both illnesses. Learn more about pulmonary hypertension: http://bit.ly/1K4oewk…

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Current Demographics, Diagnosis and Treatment Patterns

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmr64-rxPB4 Harrison Farber is Professor of Medicine and Director of Pulmonary Hypertension Centre at Boston University. In this video, Prof. Farber takes us through the most recent demographics changes in the US for pulmonary arterial hypertension patients. Learn more about pulmonary arterial hypertension: http://bit.ly/1P75Bxf…

Pulmonary Hypertension: Marissa’s Story

This is a heartfelt story from a member of  the Pulmonary Hypertension Association Australia – Marissa. She originally had PH diagnosed after the birth of her 3rd child and subsequently had a lung transplant, but was devastatingly re-diagnosed with PH afterward. Maybe the lungs she received had PH? Who…

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Discussed by a Pulmonologist

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a progressive disorder characterized by abnormally high blood pressure (hypertension) in the pulmonary artery – the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs. In this webcast from Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi, Pulmonologist Timothy Cannon, MD discusses what pulmonary…

PHA Email Groups: Spread The Word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbqNmx5YH6g “The Pulmonary Hypertension Association‘s email groups are a place to connect with other PHers who share similar experiences. In these groups, you will find a place to share support, advice, strategies, and a place to learn to thrive, not just survive, with pulmonary hypertension.” Learn more about…

Pulmonary Hypertension: Breathe for Jo

The only cure for pulmonary hypertension is a heart and lung transplant, however Jo is not a suitable candidate as she has cancer; therefore, the anti-rejection drugs, otherwise known as immunosuppressants that lower the body’s ability to reject a transplanted organ, would lower her immune system and rapidly speed…