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What long term effects of pulmonary hypertension are common?
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Pulmonary hypertensi: Long term pah causes pressure overload on the right ventricle. Often atrial fibrillation and right heart failure results with gradual loss of organ perfusion, liver and renal failure.
Answered 5/25/2013
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Many: The right side of the heart eventually can fail. Current medicines can help manage the disease and early diagnosis can help hold off the complications of the disease.
Answered 6/18/2015
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