Pulmonary hypertension is a life-threatening disease that worsens with time, but taking timely treatment can prevent its symptoms and patients can lead a better life. Having this condition means that the patient has high blood pressure in the arteries that pass through the heart to the lungs. Pulmonary hypertension is not the same as regular high blood pressure. Due to this condition, the tiny arteries in the lungs become blocked or narrow. It also causes problems in the passage of blood through the arteries, due to which the blood pressure in the lungs increases. The heart has to work very hard to pump blood and after some time the muscles of the heart get tired. Because of all this, the chances of heart failure increase.
Yes, sleep apnoea is identified to be one of the causes of pulmonary hypertension as it increases the hydrostatic mechanism in the left atrial pressure.
It is a serious condition as it causes damage to the heart muscle, and makes the heart muscle inefficient to pump blood and oxygen throughout the body.
The pulmonary hypertension condition is not curable, however, treatment options are available to manage the symptoms. It includes medications, surgery, and certain lifestyle changes like eating healthy, quitting smoking, exercising regularly, etc.
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