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For what length of time can someone expect to live with untreated pulmonary hypertension?

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Dr. Jeffrey Jarrett answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Depends on the cause: There are many types and causes of it. The worse case scenarios are those with pulmonary arterial hypertension (ph) and ph associated with scleroderma. Those may have a 50% chance of dying in 3-5 years left untreated.

Answered 9/9/2013

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