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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
    • Atrial Septal Defect and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
  • 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

Pulmonary Hypertension Due To Valvular Heart Disease

October 29, 2019 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

heart valves in pulmonary hypertension

As a quick refresher, remember that Pulmonary Hypertension is broadly divided into five groups: Group 1:  Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Group 2:  PH due to left heart disease and valvular heart disease Group 3:  PH due to chronic lung disease (pulmonary fibrosis or emphysema) Group 4:  PH due to chronic blood clots Group 5:  PH due to various miscellaneous … [Read more...]

A New Approach to Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

October 23, 2019 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

pulmonary hypertension research laboratory

Historic Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension  For 30 years the focus of treating PAH has been finding medications that dilate (or relax) the pulmonary arteries.  This approach has served patients well.  The prognosis for patients diagnosed today with PAH is very different from 30 years ago.  Today patients can expect to take usually two if … [Read more...]

Scleroderma: Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension

October 10, 2019 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

PAH Physician

Co-Authored By: Dr. Akshay Muralidhar Scleroderma is part of a special group of diseases called connective tissue diseases.  This group of diseases includes lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, mixed connective tissue disease and many others.  A key feature of these diseases is that the disease may involve multiple parts of their body including skin, joints, … [Read more...]

Salt, the Hidden Enemy

August 21, 2019 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

Salt restrictions for PH patients

Salt is necessary for life. Without any salt our bodies are unable to work properly. However, in modern society the pendulum has swung very far towards excessive salt in our diet.  As the world’s population has shifted from a rural setting towards cities, our diets have changed dramatically.  Prepared foods and processed foods now occupy a large part of … [Read more...]

Is My Pulmonary Hypertension Doctor an Expert?

July 24, 2019 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

PH TEAM

A 25-year old woman develops slowly progressive shortness of breath.  After two years of wrong turns in her health care she eventually gets an echocardiogram that suggests pulmonary hypertension.  She has a right heart catheterization that confirms severe PAH.  She is referred to a local pulmonologist who starts her on one oral … [Read more...]

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