Pulmonary Hypertension

Overview

Pulmonary hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure in the heart and lungs. The pressure means your heart must work harder to pump blood through your lungs. Pulmonary hypertension weakens your heart and eventually may cause heart failure. There is usually no cure. But medication or surgery or both can help manage your disease and improve your quality of life.

Why choose Mayo Clinic for pulmonary hypertension

• Expert diagnosis. Pulmonary hypertension can be difficult to diagnose, but accurate diagnosis is key to treatment. Mayo Clinic has testing to help identify pulmonary hypertension that is available in only a few medical centers.
• Experience. Each year, Mayo Clinic doctors diagnose and treat thousands of people with pulmonary hypertension, including people with rare, complex and chronic conditions. Mayo surgeons have extensive experience in pulmonary-hypertension-related heart surgery.
• Research leader. Mayo Clinic researchers have been involved in clinical studies of treatment approaches for pulmonary hypertension for years. You may be eligible to participate in a trial of a new treatment. Mayo patients are among the first to benefit from new findings made at Mayo.

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., is ranked among the Best Hospitals for heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic also ranks among the Best Children's Hospitals for heart and heart surgery.

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At Mayo Clinic, we assemble a team of specialists who take the time to listen and thoroughly understand your health issues and concerns. We tailor the care you receive to your personal health care needs. You can trust our specialists to collaborate and offer you the best possible outcomes, safety and service.

Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical institution that reinvests all earnings into improving medical practice, research and education. We're constantly involved in innovation and medical research, finding solutions to improve your care and quality of life. Your doctor or someone on your medical team is likely involved in research related to your condition.

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