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In-Depth

Pulmonary hypertension

Symptoms

  • Edema Edema — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment and self-care of tissue swelling.
  • Heart palpitations Heart palpitations — Comprehensive overview covers the causes and treatments for rapid or skipped heartbeats.
  • Chest pain Chest pain — Comprehensive overview covers causes, diagnosis, treatment of problems this symptom may signal.
  • Dizziness Dizziness — Comprehensive overview covers types, symptoms, causes, treatments of this common health concern.

Tests and diagnosis

  • Cardiac catheterization Cardiac catheterization — Overview covers definition, risks and results of this test for heart problems.
  • Echocardiogram Echocardiogram — Overview covers definition, risks and results of this heart-imaging test.
  • CT scan CT scan — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this imaging procedure.

Causes

  • Sickle cell anemia Sickle cell anemia — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this blood disorder.
  • Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary embolism — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of condition related to blood clots.
  • COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment of this lung disease.
  • Sleep apnea Sleep apnea — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of central and obstructive sleep apnea.

Complications

  • Heart failure Heart failure — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this common heart condition.

Treatments and drugs

  • Calcium channel blockers Calcium channel blockers, also called calcium antagonists, treat a variety of conditions, such as high blood pressure, migraines and Raynaud's disease.
  • Lung transplant Lung transplant — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this major surgery.

Lifestyle and home remedies

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