What are the Symptoms of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?
Symptoms may include: • Chest pain, usually in the front of the chest • Dizziness • Fainting • Fatigue • Leg swelling • Light-headedness during exercise • Shortness of breath during activity • Weakness The symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) are similar to those of other, more common, heart and lung problems. Those disorders include asthma, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), left heart failure and coronary disease. For this reason, it may be difficult for a doctor to diagnose PAH. Patients and doctors might overlook the disorder until symptoms become severe. How is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Diagnosed? There is not one specific way to diagnose PAH. In early stages of the disease, a physical exam may be normal or almost normal. It may take your doctor several months to diagnose PAH. A doctor who suspects a patient may have PAH usually runs a series of tests to measure blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries, decide how well the heart and lungs a
