Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program

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What is Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program?

The goals of pulmonary vascular disease treatment are to improve the symptoms, reduce the strain on the heart and lower the risk of heart failure. Depending on the specifics of the diagnosis, the patient's age and other factors, treatment may include: Supplemental oxygen.

  • Breathless feeling.
  • Dizziness.
  • Fainting.
  • Chest pain or palpitations.
  • Extreme fatigue.
  • End-stage lung disease.
  • Pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  • Pulmonary embolism.
  • Pulmonary hypertension.
  • Pulmonary vascular disease.
  • Pulmonary venous hypertension.
  • Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH)

It can develop due to genetic abnormalities (sometimes inherited). It can also be related to one or more of the following conditions: congenital heart disease, lung disease, rheumatologic disease, sleep apnea, liver disease, prematurity, blood disorders, and exposure to certain drugs (typically in utero).

  • Heart disease.
  • Lung disease.
  • Obstructive sleep apnea.
  • Complications from diet medications.
  • Cirrhosis.
  • HIV disease.
  • Other diseases that affect blood vessels, such as rheumatoid arthritis or scleroderma.

These include maintaining a healthy weight range, regular exercise, eating a healthy and balanced diet as well as not smoking.

How is it diagnosed?

How is it diagnosed?
  • Pulmonary hypertension is usually treated with medications and sometimes supplemental oxygen.
  • While we offer many treatments, there is no cure for some types of pulmonary hypertension and some lung diseases.

How is it treated?

Treatment for acute myeloid leukemia is vital. It varies with the patient and stage of the disease. Treatment options include

  • Supplemental oxygen.
  • Medications, such as anticoagulants to thin the blood, thrombolytic drugs to dissolve blood clots or prostacyclins to inhibit platelet activation.
  • Surgery to remove a blood clot.
  • Lung transplantation.

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