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Primary pulmonary hypertension
Primary pulmonary hypertension is a condition of increased pressure in the blood vessels of the lung, often leading to weakness, shortness of breath, and heart failure.
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How long do people with primary pulmonary hypertension usually live?
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Hi doctors, can you tell me what is primary pulmonary hypertension?
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What are meds for primary pulmonary hypertension with a dry cough?
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Are there tests to confirm the doctor's diagnosis of primary pulmonary hypertension?
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Can primary pulmonary hypertension appear/disappear without treatment? 3 yr. at ca. 40 mmHg> down 1 yr. ca. 25> up 1 yr. 45> now down ca. 25 -by echo
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Pulmonary hypertension and artial septal defect?
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Can I take morphine with pulmonary hypertension?
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Does loosing weight reverse pulmonary hypertension?
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Can someone have both pulmonary hypertension and POTS?
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1st echo showed pulmonary hypertension another did not, ?
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