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  • What is Pulmonary Hypertension?
    • What is Pulmonary Hypertension?
    • Pulmonary Hypertension Symptoms
    • Types of Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension
    • PH vs. PAH
    • Diastolic Heart Failure vs. PAH
    • WHO Group 3 Pulmonary Hypertension, IPF & COPD
    • Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
    • Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
      • Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Treatment
    • Functional Classification of Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    • Sickle Cell and Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Stimulant Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    • Research, Life Expectancy & Prognosis for PH
  • Diagnosing & Monitoring PAH
    • Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Diagnosis
    • How Am I Doing? Assessing Your PAH.
    • Blood Tests
    • Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test (CPET)
    • CT (Computed Tomography) Scan
    • Echocardiogram: An Overview
    • Echocardiogram: A Detailed Look
    • Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs)
    • Right Heart Catheterization
    • Six Minute Walk
    • Ventilation Perfusion Scan (VQ Scan)
    • CTEPH
      • CTEPH: WHO Group 4 Pulmonary Hypertension
      • PTE (Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy) Surgery
      • Adempas used to Treat PAH and CTEPH
  • PAH Treatment
    • Pulmonary Hypertension Centers
    • Pulmonary Hypertension Treatments
    • Continuously Infused Therapies Used to Treat PH
    • Prostanoids for Treatment of PH
    • Adcirca and Revatio Used to Treat Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)
    • Adempas used to Treat PAH and CTEPH
    • Tracleer, Letairis, and Opsumit Treatments
    • Uptravi is Approved for PAH Treatment
    • Oxygen Therapy for Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Salt and Water Restrictions
    • Exercise & PAH
    • Diuretics
    • Blood Thinners
    • Getting the Most Out of PAH Therapy
      • Letairis
      • Opsumit
      • Sildenafil (Revatio)
  • Congenital Heart Disease
    • Eisenmenger’s Syndrome
    • Update on Management of PAH-CHD
    • Congenital Heart Disease & Sleep Apnea
    • Complex Congenital Heart Disease
  • FAQ’s
    • Implanted Remodulin Pump, Right Heart Catheterization, PAH & Pregnancy
    • Oral Treatments, Care Centers & Hole in Heart
    • FAQ’s: Altitude, Cold & Allergy Medications
    • FAQ’s: Psoriasis, Idiopathic PAH, Contraceptives & PAH
    • FAQ’s: Causes of Pulmonary Hypertension, Symptom Frequency & Care Centers
    • FAQ: PAH Experts, Pregnancy, Mild PAH & Vacationing
    • FAQ’s: CTEPH, Blood Clots, Corrective Surgery & PAH Care Centers
    • FAQ’s: VQ Scans & PAH Curable?
    • FAQ’s: Mild Pulmonary Hypertension?

Flu Vaccine in Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension

October 14, 2016 By Dr. Tabitha Moe

PH Support Group

By Tabitha Moe and Jeremy Feldman As a young adult with congenital heart disease, it is important for you to take responsibility for your own health and well being.  Over the years your parents and caregivers may have made decisions for you.  As a young adult, you now are in a position to make your own decisions about your health and wellness. We are approaching flu season, … [Read more...]

Living with Complex Congenital Heart Disease

June 20, 2016 By Dr. Tabitha Moe

Internal anatomy of the pulmonary arteries

By Tabitha Moe and Jeremy Feldman A normal heart has 4 chambers: 2 top chambers and 2 bottom chambers.  In some patients, only a single bottom chamber (ventricle) develops.  These patients with a single ventricle are the most complex form of congenital heart disease. The first surgery to repair this defect occurred in 1968 and was published by Dr. Fontan in 1971.  The … [Read more...]

Congenital Heart Disease and Sleep Apnea

May 12, 2016 By Dr. Tabitha Moe

Fatigued pulmonary hypertension patient

Co-Authored By Tabitha Moe and Jeremy Feldman As of 2011, there are more adults than children with congenital heart disease.  Children with congenital heart disease who were born in the 1980’s and 1990’s were given exercise restrictions that were quite limiting.  This kept them from participating in competitive sports, recreational sports, or even playing in gym class at … [Read more...]

Cystatin C, A New Blood Test

April 13, 2016 By Dr. Tabitha Moe

Blood tests to monitor PH patients

By Tabitha Moe and Jeremy Feldman For patients with congenital heart disease related PAH (PAH-CHD), a new blood test called Cystatin C is showing promise as a tool to help your doctor determine if you are at risk for problems related to PAH. Such problems might include admission to the hospital, abnormal heart rhythms and worsening heart failure. What is Cystatin C? Cystatin … [Read more...]

Update on Medical Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in Congenital Heart Disease (PAH-CHD)

February 29, 2016 By Dr. Tabitha Moe

Update on PAH Treatments

In 1995 epoprostenol, a continuously infused prostanoid medication, was approved for the treatment of PAH. Although this medicine worked to decrease pulmonary artery pressures, there were many risks with this therapy in congenital heart disease (CHD) patients.  Since an intravenous catheter was required, there was a small but real risk of blood stream infection.  There was also … [Read more...]

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