I know that drugs like Viagra etc,,, are used for pulmonary hypertension as well as erectile dysfunction. I'm a nurse and had a guy come on our floor with sildenafil as a regular medication. I asked the doctor why and he said the pulmonary hypertension. So I could see a use for what your husband said.
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My 15yr. old male, neutered, Pekingese, Petey, was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 renal failure.
He does have some other health issues as well. He has insulinoma (tumors in pancreas), as well as pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs due to "leaky" heart valve).
He was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension around March of this year by a cardiologist.
Pulmonary hypertension results from constriction, or tightening, of the blood vessels that supply blood to the lungs. Consequently, it becomes difficult for blood to pass through the lungs, making it harder for the heart to pump blood forward. This stress on the heart leads to ENLARGEMENT of the heart and eventually fluid can build up in the liver and tissues, such as the in the legs. Affected patients can sometimes notice increasing shortness of breath and dizziness".
Resistance may be increased by a severe, long-standing lung disorder, such as emphysema or pulmonary hypertension, by disorders involving the left side of the heart, or rarely by narrowing of the pulmonary valve (pulmonic stenosis). To compensate, the right ventricle enlarges, stretching the tricuspid valve and causing regurgitation....You have some right ventricle enlargement, no narrowing of the tricuspid valve that would enlarge the right ventricle.
In 2003, a study was published suggesting an association between this virus and idiopathic PH. Two subsequent studies were performed which did not find this association to be true in the end. So, the jury in some respects is still out in terms of whether his virus: a) has any role in "causing" the PH and/or b) whether it simply happens to be a common innocent bystander in patients with idiopathic PH but has no role in causing the disease or c) none of the above at all.
Sildenafil can produce a number of rather unpleasant gastric side-effects one of which can be abdominal pain/cramping. The gas may be due to changes going on in her GI tract due to the medications she is on or perhaps due to a change in her GI flora. You might want to consider trying some probiotics - in capsule form rather than those that are found in yogurt. Those in capsule form typically have higher count than what is found in yogurt.
Hi, i am 20 yrs old male, i was healthy and my fitness was so good, i have mild PR since i was a child, diagnosed when i was 14, one year ago I experienced shortness of breath and it was constant, a chest and back pains, and when i do a minimum exertion i feel a strong feeling of fatigue and nausea as well as shortness of breath (I AM AFRAID OF HAVING PULMONARY HYPERTENSION) , two days ago i was with a cardiologist and did ECG, and he told me that the regurgitation is the same (mild), and said y
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pulmonary-hypertension/symptoms-causes/syc-20350697 There are 5 groups of causes and lung disease (copd, emphysema, etc.) are in group B. Sleep apnea is also in group B. There's also a long list of risk factors . Talk to your doctor if you feel pulmonary hypertension is something that may be going on. Let us know what they say.
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Kenkeith, thank you. I have a ? for you based on your response. The pulmonary artery pressure I am referring to is noted in my Echo at the Tricuspid Valve. It specifically says Ticuspid Vale then mentions the regurgitation.
It then says Pulmonary artery pressure is estimated at 40 mm HG. Everything I have read that says this amt. of Pulmonary artery pressure indicates Pulmonary Hypertension.
Too much specific details/numbers for my knowledge base, but the overall sound is positive, as you GP seems to say.
Does the pulmonary hypertension mean you have elevated blood pressure? If so, I'd think some medication to lower your BP would be in order, and I'd suggest the same to my doctor is that were my situation.
I assume too you continue to have the symptoms in your opening paragraph.
Children with large VSDs (ventricular septal defects) will have high pressure in the right side of the heart until surgery is performed. The general rule is that repair in the first year of life usually (but not always) results in a return of the right heart pressure to normal. Children with large VSDs usually develop congestive heart failure symptoms in the first few months of life.
My first heart cath in the late '80's showed mild pulmonary hypertension. However it was the only right/left cath I have had done. I have had several since but only right (?) side. I have since developed NICM and have an ICD. Most recent cath showed 40 - 45% EF. The cath was done due to symptoms of chest pressure and SOB upon strenous exertion. The drs have told me that they do not believe my symptoms are heart related, but rather due to my lungs.
If you have a hole in the divider (septum) between the chambers of your heart changes in volume and or pressure in any of the chambers or the lungs size of the opening May increase. Infants can be born with pulmonary hypertension. My youngest who is now 18 years old was born with pulmonary hypertension secondary two my own high blood pressure which was a result of my having toxemia while I was pregnant. We knew from the clinical picture my son would be born some level of premature.
A heart cath showing 40mmHg is the gold standard and is far superior in estimation of pulmonary pressures. This has to be adjusted for age. There was a large study (I'd have to find it to cite) where two geographically different areas were studied. They found that the normal pressure estimate was around 28mmHg in one area +/- 3.4mmHg whereas the other area with mean age of 54 years and higher BMI was 34mmHg +/- 7.9mmHg.
Normal average pulmonary artery pressure is about 14 mm Hg at rest. In patients with PPH (primary pulmonary hypertension), the average blood pressure in the pulmonary artery is greater than 25 mm Hg at rest and greater than 30 mm Hg during exercise.
Abnormally high pressure (pulmonary hypertension) is linked with changes in the small blood vessels in the lungs. These changes increase resistance to blood flowing through the vessels.
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What is pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)?
High blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lung
Pulmonary hypertension means high blood pressure in the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs.
What questions should I ask? Does it appear that I have pulmonary hypertension? I am getting very short of breath with a little exertion. It is becoming very difficult to breathe. Thanks.
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