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Fast facts about PH
No, it’s not“just high bloodpressure”!
Pulmonary hypertension (also known as PH) is a rare and serious lung disease which also affects the heart
PH causes high pressure in the blood vessels that connect the heart and lungs (the pulmonary arteries)
The most common symptoms of PH are breathlessness, tiredness and fatigue, dizziness, and chest pain
Around 8,000 people in the UK have PH. This includes children and babies…
There are different types of PH, which can be connected to different diseases, but some people develop it out of nowhere
There are now highly advanced treatments, but there is still no cure
PH is an invisible illness… You can’t tell someone has it just by looking at them
Some people with PH undergo double lung and / or heart transplants
There are just 8 specialist PH treatment centres in the UK
PH: Rare, serious, misunderstood
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