Patient's question:
My father has pulmonary heart disease. I want to know what are the late symptoms of this disease?Doctor's answer:
Pulmonary heart disease is primarily caused by heart disease resulting from pulmonary artery hypertension due to inflammation of the pulmonary artery vessels. In the advanced stage of pulmonary heart disease, symptoms of respiratory failure and cardiac dysfunction may reappear. Patients may experience cough, sputum production, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, orthopnea, exertional dyspnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, lower limb edema, jugular venous distension, a positive hepatojugular reflux sign, and recurrent cardiac murmurs, gallops, third heart sound, and fifth heart sound, among others. Active treatment is recommended. Treatment primarily involves antibiotics to actively control infection, such as cephalosporin antibiotics, oxygen therapy, diuretic medications like furosemide, positive inotropic drugs like digitalis, and anticoagulants to prevent thrombosis. After active treatment, life expectancy can be extended.