There is a noted drug interaction with Viagra and warfarin in certain patients. In patients who have pulmonary hypertension, there is an increased risk of bleeding when taking these medications together, etc..
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Pulmonary hypertension and mild right ventricular dysfunction were also mentioned by the Respiratory consultant that asked for the echo as I have COPD but I am still waiting for an appointment to see a cardiologist.i was told I was seeing one who specialises in Pulmonary Hypertension,my questions are
Will this affect me if i ever need a General anaesthetic and if it does what precautions would they need to take.
Could Pulmonary hypertension get worse or is there a chance it will stay as it is.
There are 3 serious medical conditions (right-side heart failure, uncontrolled bleeding, and clots (pulmonary embolism and thrombosis) that requires consideration when prescribing medication. Anticoagulants are effective in preventing pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, but there is a risk for bleeding.
More than 80 percent of patients with massive PE die within the first two hours after onset, mainly from right-sided heart failure.
If a large enough residual, it could lead to chronic pulmonary hypertension, with chronic right heart strain and/or in some instances, shunting of blood (at the atrial level) from the right heart to the left heart through a patent foramen ovale. For all of the preceding reasons, and especially with the recent onset of chest pain, you should have a cardio-pulmonary reevaluation at this time, with a CT scan and an ECHO to assess pulmonary hypertension.
Excellent question. Many radiology reports have a lot of technical jargon unfortunately.
What that means is that:
1) you can rest assured there is no large pulmonary embolus (clot) that will block your pulmonary arteries; "central" pulmonary emboli are clots that sit in the large branches of pulmonary arteries and these can be life threatening and cause severe symptoms.
My father is a survivor of colon cancer. Unfortunately he has complications from that and/or chemotherapy. He has blood clots in his lungs that haven't dissolved yet (They've tried Warfarin, heparin, etc.). He was not accepted as a candidate for surgery to remove the clots as they are too deep in his lungs. He said the doctor said his is a part of 2% of people who do not have the enzyme to dissolve clots. Is there anything out there (even clinical meds) that could dissolve them?
Is the pulmonary hypertension causing the right ventricle enlargement and the tricuspid regurgitation and would this then be primary pulmonary hypertension. Or, can you explain what is causing her pulmonary hypertension.
I have been told my my mother's cardiologist that her tricuspid regurgitation is causing the pulmonary hypertension. But I have talked to other doctors that tell me that the pulmonary hypertension is causing the tricuspid regurgitation.
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 is the pressure number in your pulmonary artery and left wedge pressure that means one has Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension? Also are those different in a skinny person and larger person. Thanks I have gotton conflicting statements and it is confusing me.
Last September 2012 I experienced very transient (20-30 seconds) of sharp pain in my throat in the region (just superior to manubrium) where you can palpate your pulse (not carotid artery) while mountain biking. I have always had PVCs for at least the last 10-15 years. At any rate I decided to play it safe and saw a cardiologist. The initial EKG was normal. A week later I had an echo with stress test.
Her outlook all depends on whether she has primary or secondary PH. The outlook is better for secondary (it just means that the PH was caused by something else like sleep apnea). The doctors that generally handle PH are pulmonary docs and they specialize in PH. I'm sorry to say that I don't know any docs in CT but you could always call the NIH (national institute for health) in Bethsda, MD and they could recommend a doctor that is specialized in PH.
How accurate is an echocardigram in determining that you have pulmonary hypertension? My doctor says I have it because the pressure in my lungs is twice what it should be. He put me on Bystolic . How successful should that be?
i put my trust in doctors,as people should,but i was fobbed off,because pulmonary hypertension in children is so rare,it was overlooked..my daughter also suffered with her bowels..hirshbrungs disease..and she suffered..but it wasnt found till her post mortem. i could go on forever about what should of and could of been done,it still haunts me now,nobody was held accountable,and if you knew my story then somebody should of.. but i lost her in 1996,and my life has never been the same since..
5 phentermine pills to lost weight she gave it to her every 3months for a year with no break and 1year and a half later she was diagnose with pulmonary hypertension and she never had a history of problem before taking this pill she played basketball for her school and passed out playing one night so i stop her from playing basketball and that was the start of my nightmare with this disease i alway read u got to be 16 years old and u can only take it for 3 months out of the year and that's fo
Q: As far as pulmonary hypertension goes it is also known in the medical world as PH and what it means is that the arteries inside of the chest wall basically are having high blood pressure
>>>>Sometimes people are confused with system bp and system hp...there is no direct connection. To answer your question pulmonary hypertension refers to high resistence in the Pulmonary Artery a vessel (outside the heart) that goes to the lungs from the heart to oxygenate.
So I followed up with a Cardiologist and I’m just slightly frustrated with the outcome of the visit. The myocardial perfusion (stress test) was pretty good, only noted fixed anteroseptal and apical defects which the doctor said was most likely due to breast attenuation; I got these results from the cardiologist.
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