Best Doctors for Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment in Visakhapatnam

Pulmonary hypertension refers to an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries, which are responsible for carrying blood from the heart to the lungs. Pulmonary hypertension, in turn, leads to problems like blood clots in pulmonary arteries, anemia, pericardial effusion, and arrhythmias. If left untreated, pulmonary hypertension may cause right sided heart failure. The symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are pain in the upper right side of the tummy, bluish color on the skin or lips, shortness of breath, dizziness or fainting, chest pain, feeling less hungry than usual, racing heartbeat, fatigue and swelling in the stomach, legs or ankles. The causative factors of pulmonary hypertension include genetic mutations, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congenital heart disease, portal hypertension, aortic valve disease, left sided heart failure, pulmonary embolism and left ventricular hypertrophy. The treatment plan for pulmonary hypertension involves taking medications to treat the underlying cause, oxygen therapy, balloon atrial septostomy, pulmonary endarterectomy and balloon pulmonary angioplasty.