Being diagnosed with a disease can be difficult to grasp at any age, but it can be downright terrifying for children. That’s why Sean Wyman, a second-year medical student at Western Universi… ...

Pulmonary hypertension makes you tired, so get a good night's sleep and take naps when you need to. Just like anyone else, it's good for you to eat a healthy diet with lots of fruits, vegetables ...

Long-term effects of hydralazine on ventilation and blood gas values in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary hypertension. Am J Med 1987;83:886-892.

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a subtype of pulmonary hypertension (PH) that causes high blood pressure in the small arteries of the lungs. Often, the cause of PAH is unknown (idiopathic).

Patients with acute pulmonary edema often have marked hypertension but, after reduction of the blood pressure, have a normal left ventricular ejection fraction (≥0.50). However, the pulmonary ...

What’s more pulmonary arterial hypertension is rare, “a 25 per million disease,” and providers look for more common causes of shortness of breath, such as COPD, asthma, heart failure ...

More information: Bradley A. Maron, Sotatercept and the Clinical Transformation of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, New England Journal of Medicine (2025). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2503944 Provided by ...

Dietary changes may treat pulmonary hypertension Researchers show restricting two amino acids halts disease progression in rodent models Date: May 2, 2024 ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can make breathing difficult. But along with the right treatments, exercise can make you breathe a little easier.

Pulmonary hypertension appears in 25% to 30% of patients with COPD. There are no approved therapies for patients with this disease combination. Two trials assessing different treatments are ongoing.