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Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is elevated blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries (lungs), causing the right side of the heart to work harder and eventually fail.
Key Facts
- Causes: heartworm disease, chronic lung disease, left-sided congestive-heart-failure, blood clots
- Signs: exercise intolerance, syncope (fainting), cough, dyspnea, abdominal distension
- Diagnosis: echocardiogram (Doppler estimation of pulmonary pressure)
- Treatment: sildenafil (Viagra) is the primary medication; treats the symptom, not the cause
- Underlying cause must be identified and treated
- Species: dogs and cats