Pulmonary hypertension
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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.
Common symptoms reported by people with pulmonary hypertension
Treatments taken by people for pulmonary hypertension
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Compare treatments taken by people with pulmonary hypertension
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Got a question about living with pulmonary hypertension? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has pulmonary hypertension on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 222 say pulmonary hypertension is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 26 | |
| 30s | 86 | |
| 40s | 76 | |
| 50s | 80 | |
| 60s | 82 | |
| 70+ | 237 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 19 | |
| 20-29 years | 13 | |
| 30-39 years | 22 | |
| 40-49 years | 20 | |
| 50-59 years | 13 | |
| 60-69 years | 17 | |
| 70+ years | 23 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 381 | |
| Female | 711 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 789 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 25 |