Pulmonary Hypertension Treatments and Symptoms

We diagnose and treats pulmonary hypertension as a team, with cardiologists, pulmonologists and other experts working together to provide you with the best care for your specific condition and unique needs.

Our Approach to Treating Pulmonary Hypertension

Our specialists have extensive experience identifying pulmonary hypertension, a condition so difficult to pinpoint that patients can suffer for years before being properly diagnosed. People are often misdiagnosed with asthma or as being physically unfit and seek out our experts for a correct diagnosis.

Pulmonary hypertension cannot be cured. However, we aim to treat and manage your specific condition through advanced treatment options proven to improve and extend lives of those with pulmonary hypertension.

Additionally, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), a serious form of pulmonary hypertension, can be treated surgically and with medicines. The Houston Methodist CTEPH Program at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center offers specialized care to CTEPH patients.

What Is Pulmonary Hypertension?

Pulmonary hypertension occurs when arteries carrying blood from your heart to your lungs narrow to the point of restricting blood flow. As a result, blood pressure in your pulmonary arteries increases and stresses your heart’s right ventricle, causing it to weaken, enlarge and develop into right heart failure.