Patient's question:
Dad has been feeling chest tightness recently and has some difficulty breathing. He went to the hospital for a thorough examination, and the doctor said he suffers from pulmonary hypertension. How long can one live with this disease?Doctor's answer:
If diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, family members need to be prepared, as the mortality rate for this disease is extremely high. Pulmonary hypertension is a rare, hidden, and destructive disease, which is high blood pressure in the lungs, leading to right heart failure or even death. Therefore, pulmonary hypertension is sometimes referred to as "cancer in the field of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases." In the circle of pulmonary hypertension patients and their families, there is also a saying that "once diagnosed, one won't live past 5 years."