Symptoms of Pumonary Hypertension
The symptoms for all types of pulmonary hypertension may be similar, but the severity of the symptoms usually correlates with the progression of the disease:
- Breathlessness on exertion
- Shortness of breath that progresses without explanation and does not get better with common treatments
- Chest pain
- Dizziness upon standing, climbing stairs, straightening up from a bent position, or even while just sitting
- Fainting
- Loss of energy
- Swollen ankles and legs
- Dry cough
- Reynaud’s Phenomenon (chalky white and/or dusky blue fingers that may be painful and can sometimes be provoked by the cold)
SRHS Regional Pulmonary Hypertension Center
Located in Ocean Springs Medical Park
3535 Bienville Blvd / Ocean Springs, MS 39564
Call 228-818-4190 for more information.
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