My repeated hospitalization cycle since November has tested my physical and mental strength. When pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety fill my thoughts, it is hard to see the positive. While in the hospital, a transition to a double-occupancy room restored my strength.
Older patients diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH) present a specific clinical profile and have a worse prognosis, a study shows. Given this, a patient’s age should be taken into account when diagnosing PH, researchers suggest. The study, “Impact of comorbidities and delay in diagnosis in elderly patients…
Elderly people at increased risk of pulmonary hypertension (PH) are increasingly also being diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Diagnosis and management in this group can be quite challenging, and a report from Geneva University Hospitals suggested that all elderly patients with suspected PAH should be referred to an expert center for…
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