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Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
Is a rare form of high blood pressure. It occurs in the pulmonary arteries that flow from your heart and through your lungs. Constricted and narrowed arteries prevent your heart from pumping adequate blood.
Symptoms:
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea), initially while exercising and eventually while at rest
- Fatigue
- Dizziness or fainting spells (syncope)
- Chest pressure or pain
- Swelling (edema) in your ankles, legs and eventually in your abdomen (ascites)
- Bluish color to your lips and skin (cyanosis)
- Racing pulse or heart palpitations
Preliminary plan:
- Cardiologist appointment
- General practitioner appointment
- Complete blood count (CBC)
- Urinalysis
- Blood test:
- Total protein
- Albumen
- Coagulogram
- Haptoglobin
- Sialic acid
- Seromucoid
- ECG
- Echocardiography
- Chest X-ray (heart, lungs)
- Angiocardiopulmonography
Doctors
Cardiologist
Candidate of Medical Science, the highest qualification category, specialisation «Cardiology»
