{"id":4966,"date":"2023-09-26T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/?post_type=story&p=4966"},"modified":"2024-03-11T13:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T12:37:22","slug":"what-is-pulmonary-hypertension","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.msd.ch\/en\/stories\/what-is-pulmonary-hypertension\/","title":{"rendered":"What is pulmonary hypertension?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n What is pulmonary hypertension?\n <\/h1>\n

Shortness of breath, tiring more quickly and reduced capacity are amongst the early signs of pulmonary hypertension. Learn more about this chronic disease.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n

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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic pathological increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary vessels that can result in a significant impairment of physical capacity. Due to its unspecific symptoms, it is often difficult to detect pulmonary hypertension. If it is not treated, it can be life-threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diagnosing pulmonary hypertension is not easy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The complaints are at first often mild and may also indicate other diseases such as asthma, bronchitis or chronic fatigue syndrome. That is why it can take on average up to 2.5 years to make a diagnosis. This is valuable time in which the patient is not receiving any effective therapy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initial symptoms of pulmonary hypertension may include:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n