How Do You Diagnose Primary Pulmonary Hypertension?
Primary pulmonary hypertension or idiopathic arterial pulmonary hypertension (IAPH) is a rare disease where in the blood vessels of the lungs progressively narrow for no evident reason. The narrowing of such vessels will make it difficult for the blood to normally flow — leading to an increase build up of pressure beyond the normal range (high blood pressure). To compensate for the obstruction, the heart works harder than usual to facilitate the pumping of blood. As a result, the heart then enlarges for working too much, becomes weak and eventually fails (heart failure). Even if the cause of primary pulmonary hypertension is not yet known, there are some probable factors that might be linked to the disease such as exposure to certain drugs (appetite suppressants), genetic origin, or disease in the immune system. Primary pulmonary hypertension is more prevalent in women than in men and commonly occurs between ages 21 to 40 years old. To diagnose primary pulmonary hypertension is to ide
