How long do people with primary pulmonary hypertension usually live?
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How long do people with primary pulmonary hypertension usually live?
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Dr. Pierre Moeser
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
In brief: Depends
There are many factors that influence survival such as age, sex, presence of heart failure, etc.
Thus, it is best not to make a general statement before a thorough evaluation. For example, in some studies 85% of patients are alive at two years after diagnosis but if a patient has an episode requiring cpr, only 6% survive two years. Some keys to survival are early diagnosis and treatment.
In brief: Depends
There are many factors that influence survival such as age, sex, presence of heart failure, etc.
Thus, it is best not to make a general statement before a thorough evaluation. For example, in some studies 85% of patients are alive at two years after diagnosis but if a patient has an episode requiring cpr, only 6% survive two years. Some keys to survival are early diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Pierre Moeser
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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Critical Care
In brief: PA HTN
Depends the stage.
See a pulmonologist asap.
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Dr. Shahin Tavackoli
Internal Medicine - Cardiology
In brief: Depends
Primary pulmonary hypertension is a pretty rare disease fortunately.
Again, fortunately, over the past several years we have had the introduction of a number of different medications that target pulmonary arterial hypertension (pah) through different pathways. Overall the overall survival of pah patients is still short and in order of a few years usually, dependent on the severity of course.
In brief: Depends
Primary pulmonary hypertension is a pretty rare disease fortunately.
Again, fortunately, over the past several years we have had the introduction of a number of different medications that target pulmonary arterial hypertension (pah) through different pathways. Overall the overall survival of pah patients is still short and in order of a few years usually, dependent on the severity of course.
Dr. Shahin Tavackoli
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