Pulmonary hypertension life expectancy and prognosis can vary broadly, but have improved in the era of modern treatment.

Charles Burger, MD: It appears that when we look at large registries of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension, that the diagnosis is delayed by about 2 years from the time of first onset of ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare lung condition. When you have PAH, small arteries in your lungs thicken and narrow, which makes it hard for your blood to flow. That puts strain on your ...

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a type of high blood pressure in the arteries in your lungs. It happens when these arteries become narrow or blocked, making it harder for blood to flow ...

PAH cases increased by 85.6% from 1990 to 2021, necessitating optimized public health strategies. Disparities in PAH incidence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life-years are influenced by ...

(StatePoint) Each year, 500 to 1,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Because this progressive, chronic disorder is rare, it is often ...

In patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), the use of anticoagulants was not associated with improvement in overall survival, and these results were confirmed by an updated meta-analysis.

To assess how a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is faring on therapy, look at the right heart, said Anjali Vaidya, MD, in a presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American ...

Women with pulmonary hypertension have a lower risk of death than men, suggesting sex should be considered as a risk factor, ...