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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

Why Abortion Matters to PAH Patients

May 3, 2022 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

Across America a woman’s right to terminate an unwanted pregnancy is under threat. Without diving into politics or religion I want to impress on the PAH community why this may spell disaster for our PAH patients. The Supreme Court is on the verge of reversing half a century of legal precedent that has protected a woman’s right to choose. At the same time, several states have … [Read more...]

Sotatercept for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

February 3, 2022 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

For the past 30 years, all our pulmonary arterial hypertension medications were described as vasodilators:   First prostanoids (epoprostenol), then endothelin receptor antagonists (bosentan, ambrisentan, macitentan) and PDE5 inhibitors (sildenafil and tadalafil).  These medications work through different mechanism but all lead to the vasodilation or … [Read more...]

Back in Action

January 31, 2022 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

Please forgive the hiatus in posting new content. When I am not caring for pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary fibrosis patients I am also an intensive care unit doctor and have been inundated caring for many thousands of patients with severe COVID. My team and I have cared for well over 8,000 patients with severe COVID during the past two years. Over the past year it has … [Read more...]

5 Tips for PH Patients During Flu & Cold Season

December 3, 2014 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

Flu vaccineations for PAH patients

It is that time of year when the flu and cold are being passed around with holiday cookies and cards.  Below are 5 helpful tips to help PH patients avoid getting sick. … [Read more...]

Why I Am A Pulmonary Hypertension Specialist

November 18, 2014 By Dr. Jeremy Feldman

Dr. Jeremy Feldman PAH Specialist

November is PAH awareness month. It seems fitting to reflect on my career choice to specialize in the treatment of patients with PAH. … [Read more...]

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