Pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension: Introduction

Pulmonary hypertension: Abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries supplying the lungs that may be caused by a number of factors, including damage from fibrosis. (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Scleroderma: NIAMS) ... more about Pulmonary hypertension.

Pulmonary hypertension: Pulmonary hypertension refers to high blood pressure in the blood vessels that carry blood to the lungs. Blood pressure in other parts of the body is normal or sometimes even low. The condition may be caused by such things as lung conditions (e.g. emphysema, chronic bronchitis), heart conditions (e.g. congestive heart failure, birth defects involving heart), AIDS or medications such as fenfluramine (a diet drug). Sometimes it occurs for no apparent reason and is called primary pulmonary hypertension. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Pulmonary hypertension is available below.

Symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension

• Shortness of breath
• Progressive shortness of breath
• Swollen ankles
• Swollen abdomen
• Chest pain
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 19 symptoms of Pulmonary hypertension

Home Diagnostic Testing

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Pulmonary hypertension: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Pulmonary hypertension:

• Right heart enlargement (see Heart symptoms)
• Reduced heart function
• Convulsions
• Heart failure
• Right-side heart failure
• Cor pulmonale
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Pulmonary hypertension

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Pulmonary hypertension?

• Misdiagnosis of Pulmonary hypertension
• Failure to diagnose Pulmonary hypertension
• Hidden causes of Pulmonary hypertension (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension: Self Assessment Tools

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• Chronic Lung Disorders -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Pulmonary hypertension: Medical Mistakes

• Hypertension -- Health Mistakes
• Cholesterol -- Health Mistakes
• Obesity -- Health Mistakes
• Diabetes -- Health Mistakes
• Metabolic Syndrome -- Health Mistakes
• Asthma -- Health Mistakes
• Allergies -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

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• Asthma
• Allergies
• High cholesterol
• Flu (influenza)
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Pulmonary hypertension: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Pulmonary hypertension

Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is an often overlooked medical condition that causes a cluster of chronic symptoms. There are often four...read more »

Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss, there are varying degrees of severity. It is altogether too common for people to...read more »

Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have something milder. Some of the...read more »

Rare heart condition often undiagnosed: The rare heart condition called long QT syndrome can lead to episodes of palpitations and rapid heartbeat. In rare cases, this undiagnosed condition can be fatal....read more »

Heart attack can be over-diagnosed: Although heart attack is often undiagnosed, leading to fatality, it can also be over-diagnosed. People become concerned that a condition is a heart attack, whereas there are...read more »

Blood pressure cuffs misdiagnose hypertension in children: One known misdiagnosis issue with hyperension, arises in relation to the simple equipment used to test...read more »

Over-diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients: A diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension, particularly pulmonary arterial hypertension, is often a misdiagnosis in obese patients. Exertional dyspnea leads to a...read more »

Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often in child patients than...read more »

Hypertension misdiagnosis common in children: Hypertension is often misdiagnosed in adults (see misdiagnosis of hypertension), but its misdiagnosis is even more...read more »

Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases are difficult to diagnose. Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung...read more »

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Pulmonary hypertension: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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• Lung Health Specialists (Pulmonologist):
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Hospitals & Clinics: Pulmonary hypertension

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Pulmonary hypertension:

• Heart Health (Cardiac Care) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Lung Health (Pulmonology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Pulmonary hypertension, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
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• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Pulmonary hypertension: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Asthma -- Rare Types
  • Allergies -- Rare Types
  • COPD -- Rare Types
  • Emphysema -- Rare Types
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Rare Types
  • Lung Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Sinusitis -- Rare Types
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Rare Types
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Pulmonary hypertension

• Congenital heart disease
• Pulmonary embolism
• Pulmonary thromboembolism
• COPD
• Emphysema
• more causes...»

See full list of 76 causes of Pulmonary hypertension

More information about causes of Pulmonary hypertension:

• Underlying causes of Pulmonary hypertension
• Pulmonary hypertension as a complication caused by other conditions
• Pulmonary hypertension as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Pulmonary hypertension

Treatments for Pulmonary hypertension

• Cough
• Lifestyle changes, diuretics, digoxin, anticoagulants and oxygen therapy may provide benefits for some people. Surgery may be needed in severe cases
• more treatments...»

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News Archives for Pulmonary hypertension

Medical news articles related to Pulmonary hypertension include:

• Women at Higher Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension
• Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Pulmonary hypertension

Medical research articles related to Pulmonary hypertension include:

• Inhaled nitric oxide for acute chest syndrome in people with sickle cell disease
• Pulmonary hypertension: an increasingly recognized complication of hereditary hemolytic anemias and HIV infection.
• Can a woman who has pulmonary hypertension and is taking busentan and warfarin use depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA, Depo-Provera)?
• Evolution of novel small-molecule therapeutics targeting sickle cell vasculopathy.
• Inhaled nitric oxide for the postoperative management of pulmonary hypertension in infants and children with congenital heart disease
• Bosentan for treatment of inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: BENEFiT (Bosentan Effects in iNopErable Forms of chronIc Thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension)
• more research...»

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Prognosis for Pulmonary hypertension

Prognosis for Pulmonary hypertension: Early detection and prompt treatment can significantly improve symptoms and long-term outcomes.

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Reseach about Pulmonary hypertension

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Clinical Trials for Pulmonary hypertension

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Pulmonary hypertension include:

• Sildenafil Study to Treat Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - sildenafil
• Sildenafil to Increase Exercise Capacity in Individuals With Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Hypertension - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Sildenafil (50 mg)
• Phase IV Study of Chronic Infusional Epoprostenol for Severe Primary Pulmonary Hypertension - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - epoprostenol
• Study of Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Preterm Infants - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - inhaled nitric oxide
• Cardiopulmonary Function Assessment and NO-Based Therapies for Patients With Hemolysis-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Nitric Oxide/INP Pulse Delivery,Nitric Oxide/INO Pulse Delivery
• more trials...»

See full list of 87 Clinical Trials for Pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension: Broader Related Topics

• Artery conditions
• Hypertension
• Respiratory conditions
• more types...»

Types of Pulmonary hypertension

Types of Pulmonary hypertension

• Primary pulmonary hypertension - when there is no underly lung or other disease.
• Secondary pulmonary hypertension - when caused by another underlying disease of heart or lung.
• more types...»

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Article Excerpts about Pulmonary hypertension

Abnormally high blood pressure in the arteries supplying the lungs that may be caused by a number of factors, including damage from fibrosis. (Source: excerpt from Handout on Health Scleroderma: NIAMS)

Definitions of Pulmonary hypertension:

Increased pressure with the the pulmonary circulation, usually secondary to cardiac or pulmonary disease. - (Source - Diseases Database)