Pulmonary Hypertension

Why It's Difficult for Me to Admit When I Need Help - Pulmonary Hypertension News Why It's Difficult for Me to Admit When I Need Help - Pulmonary Hypertension News Posted: 26 Jun 2020 08:03 AM PDT If I asked you which three words you find most difficult, how would you answer? Some may say, "I love you . " Others may say, "there's no cure ." But "I need help" are the three most difficult words for me to say, maybe because I've never been one to ask much of anyone. Most often, I was on the giving side before my pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosis — after all, I worked in nursing before then. Having talked with many PHriends and PH caregivers through the years, I know I am not alone in dreading those three words. Many of us were teachers and nurses before our PH diagnosis. My family and loved ones often say, "let me know if you need anything," alt...

For Amy Grant, 'Every Heartbeat' Has New Significance - MedPage Today For Amy Grant, 'Every Heartbeat' Has New Significance - MedPage Today Posted: 09 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT Singer Amy Grant, 59, underwent heart surgery last week to correct a rare congenital heart condition. "She had open-heart surgery to correct a condition from birth the doctors discovered during a heart checkup called PAPVR," Grant's representative told People . "Thankfully the doctor said it could not have gone better. We're praying for a full and easy recovery over the next days, weeks, and months to come." PAPVR stands for partial anomalous pulmonary venous return, a condition where some of the pulmonary veins return to the right side of the heart, instead of going to the left atrium. The "Every Heartbeat" singer was diagnosed in February when she underwent a battery of tests to check her hear...

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Left Heart Disease May Be Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension in Elderly Patients - The Cardiology Advisor Left Heart Disease May Be Associated With Pulmonary Hypertension in Elderly Patients - The Cardiology Advisor Posted: 23 Jun 2020 08:25 AM PDT Left heart disease (LHD) may be associated with pulmonary hypertension determined by echocardiography, according to a study published in The American Journal of Cardiology. In this retrospective study, the data of 310 patients ≥ 90 years of age (median age 92 years, 64% women) diagnosed with echocardiographic PH with normal left ventricular systolic function were reviewed using the transthoracic echocardiography database. Echocardiography was used to determine the type of LHD: left-sided valve disease, left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, or left ventricular hypertrophy. The study's primary outcome was all-cause death 2000 days after diagnosis. In this cohort, 92% of patients had ...

How to Become Obsessed with Survival - Pulmonary Hypertension News How to Become Obsessed with Survival - Pulmonary Hypertension News Posted: 22 Jun 2020 07:00 AM PDT Among the many challenges of living with a life-threatening condition are the daily demands it places on both the patient and the caregivers. A life-threatening illness isn't something one can push to the back of the mind. Every day, people face the need to assess and address myriad symptoms, side effects, and anything out of the norm. To an outsider, this daily evaluation process, combined with frequent doctors' appointments, emergency room visits, hospital admissions, and diligent medical research, might seem obsessive. For my son Cullen and our family, a persistent battle with germs, especially after Cullen's  heart and double-lung transplant , has probably made us appear neurotic and overprotective. We were the hand-washing,...

What People Should Know About Pulmonary Hypertension - Pulmonary Hypertension News What People Should Know About Pulmonary Hypertension - Pulmonary Hypertension News Tiny RNA Molecule, MicroRNA-483, May Help Ease PAH, Early Study Finds - Pulmonary Hypertension News How to Become Obsessed with Survival - Pulmonary Hypertension News Pulmonary Artery Denervation Helps to Treat PAH, Trial Suggests - Pulmonary Hypertension News What People Should Know About Pulmonary Hypertension - Pulmonary Hypertension News Posted: 01 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT Since I was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension (PH) in 2017, I have struggled with people in my life who don't understand what my illness is or how it affects me. PH is a rare disease that not many people have heard of unless they personally have come across it, so I'm often tasked with explaining it. But doing so can be tricky. ...