Pulmonary Hypertension Summary Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is high blood pressure in the arteries to your lungs. It is a serious condition. If you have it, the blood vessels that carry blood from your heart to your lungs become hard and narrow. Your heart has to work harder to pump the blood through. Over time, your heart weakens and cannot do its job and you can develop heart failure. Symptoms of PH include Shortness of breath during routine activity, such as climbing two flights of stairs Tiredness Chest pain A racing heartbeat Pain on the upper right side of the abdomen Decreased appetite As PH worsens, you may find it hard to do any physical activities. There are two main kinds of PH. One runs in families or appears for no known reason. The other kind is related to another condition, usually heart or lung disease. There is no cure for PH. Treatments can control symptoms. They involve treating the heart or lung disease, medicines, oxygen, and sometimes lung transplantation. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Find an Expert American Heart Association American Heart Association American Lung Association American Lung Association National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Treatments and Therapies Answers about Lung Transplantation for Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension Association How Is Pulmonary Hypertension Treated? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Lung Transplant National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Clinical Trials ClinicalTrials.gov: Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Hypertension, Pulmonary National Institutes of Health ClinicalTrials.gov: Pulmonary Heart Disease National Institutes of Health Living With Coping When You’re Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Hypertension Association Coping with PH over the Long Term Pulmonary Hypertension Association Create an Emergency Kit Pulmonary Hypertension Association Diet and Nutrition Pulmonary Hypertension Association Exercise and Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) Pulmonary Hypertension Association Living with Pulmonary Hypertension National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Array Cor pulmonale Lung diffusion testing Pulmonary angiography Pulmonary hypertension Encyclopedia Echocardiogram Diagnosis and Tests Echocardiography National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute How Is Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosed? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Children Frequently Asked Questions for Parents of Children with PH Pulmonary Hypertension Association Genetics Genetics Home Reference: alveolar capillary dysplasia with misalignment of pulmonary veins National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: pulmonary arterial hypertension National Library of Medicine Genetics Home Reference: pulmonary veno-occlusive disease National Library of Medicine Related Issues Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) and Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension Association HIV and Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension Association Liver Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension Association Methamphetamine Use and Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension Association Pulmonary Hypertension in Scleroderma Scleroderma Foundation Sickle Cell Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary Hypertension Association What Causes Pulmonary Hypertension? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Who Is at Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Journal Articles Pulmonary Hypertension Specifics Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension American Thoracic Society Types of Pulmonary Hypertension National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Start Here Pulmonary Hypertension American Academy of Family Physicians Pulmonary Hypertension Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Pulmonary Hypertension National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute What Is Pulmonary Hypertension? American Heart Association Symptoms What Are the Signs and Symptoms of Pulmonary Hypertension? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
