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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
    • Congenital Heart Disease
      • Eisenmenger’s Syndrome
      • Update on Management of PAH-CHD
      • Congenital Heart Disease & Sleep Apnea
      • Complex Congenital Heart Disease
      • Atrial Septal Defect and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    • Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    • Sickle Cell and Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Stimulant Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
    • Porto-Pulmonary Syndrome
    • 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
    • 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)
  • Research
  • 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?
    • FAQ’s: Boating, Swimming & Eating with PAH
    • FAQ’s: Borderline Pulmonary Hypertension, Hand Swelling, Children with PAH, Costs

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Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary Hypertension RN is an educational resource for patients, caregivers, friends, and family members interested in learning about PAH.   It is an exciting time for the pulmonary hypertension community because new pathways to treat the disease and new treatments are being researched and approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration).  Prior to 1996, there were no specific therapies approved to treat PAH.   Without treatment many pulmonary hypertension patients experienced rapid progression of their disease and eventually death.  Since then, the FDA has approved several treatments to slow down the progression of the disease and improve quality of life.  Unfortunately, due to a lack of awareness about PAH patients continue to be misdiagnosed or not treated. 

Jeremy Feldman, MD has devoted his career to treating patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and has developed this resource to help educate the community and provide the most up to date information on treating pulmonary arterial hypertension.

This site provides information on:

  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension definition
  • Symptoms of pulmonary hypertension
  • Causes of pulmonary hypertension
  • Pulmonary arterial  hypertension diagnosis
  • Treatment for pulmonary hypertension
  • Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

All information is edited by an MD and RN (Registered Nurse) specializing in pulmonary hypertension.

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