What is idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (IPAH) is a rare progressive disease characterized by abnormally high blood pressure (hypertension) in the pulmonary artery, the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs.

How do members experience idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension*

*Data from patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Remodulin)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (1)

*Data from patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 0
30s 7
40s 31
50s 33
60s 26
70+ 44

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 30
Female 116