What is pulmonary hypertension?
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I was recently diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. How is this condition different from regular high blood pressure?Pulmonary hypertension can result from a wide range of problems and is classified into five groups depending on the underlying cause. One group, referred to as pulmonary arterial hypertension, generally affects younger people. Among its many different subtypes are cases with no known cause, inherited cases, and those associated with connective tissue diseases such as scleroderma or lupus.
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