What is Pulmonary Hypertension?
Pulmonary hypertension is abnormally high blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs making the right side of the heart need to work harder than normal. Causes include autoimmune diseases, blood clots, congestive heart failure, heart valve disease, lung diseases, certain medications.
What is it like to have Pulmonary Hypertension?
| Common Symptoms | Patients' Latest Severity | My Current Severity |
|---|---|---|
|
||
| Chest pain | None Mild Moderate Severe | |
| Lightheadedness | None Mild Moderate Severe | |
| Shortness of breath (dyspnea) | None Mild Moderate Severe |
What do patients take to treat Pulmonary Hypertension and its symptoms?
Commonly prescribed and frequently used treatments
| Treatment name | Efficacy | Overall rating of side effects | # of Evaluations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 0 | |||
|
Nifedipine
(Adalat CC, Nifedipine Ointment, Procardia XL, Nifedical XL)
|
0 |
These charts show data from Pulmonary Hypertension patients' latest treatment evaluations
Who has Pulmonary Hypertension at PatientsLikeMe?
- 110 patients have this condition
- 9 New patients joined this month
- 25 say Pulmonary Hypertension is their primary condition
| <20 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-59 | 60-69 | 70+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Age | ||||||
| Gender | |
| 79% | Females |
|---|---|
| 21% | Males |
| Age at first symptom | # of patients | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 yrs | 7 | |
| 20-29 yrs | 5 | |
| 30-39 yrs | 9 | |
| 40-49 yrs | 8 | |
| 50-59 yrs | 11 | |
| 60-69 yrs | 0 | |
| 70+ yrs | 1 |
| Diagnosis status | # of patients | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 59 | |
| Not Officially Diagnosed | 2 |
These charts show data from Pulmonary Hypertension patients who have completed their condition history