| What is primary pulmonary hypertension? The best | | | | appetite suppressants like Fen-phen. There was even |
| place to start is the pulmonary arteries. These | | | | a lawsuit about Fen-phen (Abenhaim et al, 1996). |
| arteries move the blood from the right ventricle of | | | | There could be a genetic weakness to problem |
| the heart to the lungs for oxygen.. When people | | | | drugs, the basic cause of the disease is not known. |
| have high blood pressure specifically in the pulmonary | | | | You can find more about this at my site at |
| arteries, they have pulmonary hypertension. | | | | pulmonary-research.comPPH can often be fatal and |
| This could be an extremely rare side-effect of | | | | people who have it usually do not show symptoms |
| Pondimin and Redux. The connection, however, has | | | | until they are in their late twenties or early thirties. |
| not been proven and more studies are needed to | | | | Fortunately, it's still a rare problem, however women |
| discover if this is in fact the case.Primary pulmonary | | | | are almost twice as susceptible to it as |
| hypertension can lead to a failure of the right side of | | | | men.Treatment can vary depending on the cause of |
| the heart as well as an inhibited ability to | | | | primary pulmonary hypertension. Oxygen therapy can |
| exercise.Symptons include some basic signs such as | | | | be useful if patients have chronic obstructive |
| shortness of breath, fainting or syncope, fatigue, and | | | | pulmonary disease. An inferior vena caval filter |
| angina pectoris.If arterial pressure becomes higher | | | | insertion or a pulmonary endarterectonmy can be |
| than 25 mmHg, pulmonary hypertension almost | | | | done if the PPH is caused by chronic |
| certainly exists. Normal pressure of someone living at | | | | thromboembolism.Lifestyle changes are key to |
| sea level is only 12-16 mmHg. A Swan-Ganz catheter | | | | lessening the effects of PPH. Digoxin, diuretics, oral |
| can measure this accurately.Primary pulmonary | | | | anticoagulands and vasodilators are also beneficial. |
| hypertension occurs without an obvious cause. | | | | Sildenafil can also be used to treat primary pulmonary |
| Secondary pulmonary hypertension comes because | | | | hypertension.Jake maintains both health research as |
| of another disease. If the case is pph, it is considered | | | | well as pulmonary research websites. |
| to be a genetic disorder. It can be associated with | | | | |