[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a severe disease diagnosed when the arteries responsible for transporting blood from the heart to the lungs become constricted. Under normal circumstances, blood is supposed to gather oxygen from the lungs and distribute it to the organs, muscles and body tissue. However, due to the disease, normal blood flow…
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Treatment Controversies in Pulmonary Embolism
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…
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare, life-threatening disease that occurs because of high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. The disease requires urgent medical intervention and lifestyle changes. When first diagnosed, patients and their family members and caregivers may have unanswered questions. Many want to know how…
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Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment Options
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic disease that occurs when pulmonary arteries that carry blood from the heart to the lungs become narrow and tough, forcing the right side of the heart to work much harder to pump blood back to the lungs. The result ranges from shortness of breath to heart failure.
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) is organizing a series of events, called “PHA on the Road: PH Patients and Families Education Forum,” to give the pulmonary hypertension (PH) community a free, day-long platform through which to network with other patients, medical professionals, and PH experts. Two upcoming…
Inhibition of proteins that regulate gene expression — called BET — were found to ease pulmonary hypertension (PH) in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study reports. The study, “Inhibition of BET Proteins Reduces Right Ventricle Hypertrophy and Pulmonary Hypertension Resulting from Combined…
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare, life-threatening disease characterized by high blood pressure in the lungs due to damage to the pulmonary arteries. These vessels, which are responsible for transporting blood from the heart to the lungs, become narrowed and blocked due to the disease. Therefore, the heart needs to…
Pulmonary hypertension is a chronic lung disease that affects people of all ages, including women of childbearing age. Getting pregnant when you have pulmonary hypertension is considered extremely high risk. The demands of pregnancy put the mother’s health in jeopardy and mortality rates are high — between 30 percent and 56…
In this video from MD Magazine TV, Dr. Stephen Chang explains how the chronic lung disease, pulmonary hypertension, is diagnosed by describing the diagnostic tests needed and difficulties they pose for patients. Find out more about diagnosing pulmonary hypertension here. Dr. Chang explains that pulmonary hypertension (PH) is…
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5 Groups of Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare lung disease characterized by increased 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. As the pressure builds, the heart must work harder to pump blood through the lungs. Over…
Long-term oxygen improves exercise capacity in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) or chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), a study suggests. Twelve weeks of supplemental oxygen led to a significant and clinically relevant improvements in exercise capacity, as assessed with the six-minute walking distance test (6MWD), by 42…