Pulmonary Hypertension, Primary

Synonyms

• PPH
• Primary Obliterative Pulmonary Vascular Disease
• Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
• Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Primary pulmonary hypertension is a rare, progressive disorder characterized by high blood pressure (hypertension) of the main artery of the lungs (pulmonary artery). The pulmonary artery is the blood vessel that carries blood from the heart through the lungs. Symptoms of primary pulmonary hypertension include shortness of breath (dyspnea) especially during exercise, chest pain, and fainting episodes. The exact cause of primary pulmonary hypertension is unknown.
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Resources

Pulmonary Hypertension Association
PO Box 8277
801 Reeder RD RD Ste 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4683
Tel: (301)565-3004
Fax: (301)565-3994
Tel: (800)748-7274
Email: pha@phassociation.org
Internet: http://www.phassociation.org

American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231-4596
Tel: (214)373-6300
Fax: (214)373-0268
Tel: (800)242-8721
Email: inquire@heart.org
Internet: http://www.americanheart.org

American Lung Association
61 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10006
USA
Tel: 2123158700
Fax: 2123158870
Tel: 8005864872
Internet: http://www.lungusa.org

Newman, John H., M.D.
Vanderbilt University
B1308 Medical Center North
Nashville, TN 37232
Tel: (615)386-6891

NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Tel: (301)592-8573
Fax: (301)251-1223
Email: nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov

PHCentral
1309 12th Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94122-2213
Tel: (415)564-0707
Fax: (415)564-0707
Email: cswitzer@phcentral.org
Internet: http://www.phcentral.org

UCSF Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave.
5th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94143
Tel: (415)353-2873
Fax: (415)353-2127
Internet: http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/medical_services/heart_care/hypertension/index.html

Breath of Hope, Inc.
PO Box 6627
Charlottesville, VA 22906
Tel: (888)264-2340
Email: boh@breathofhopeinc.com
Internet: http://www.breathofhopeinc.com

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Last Updated: 3/24/2006
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