Treatment Of Lung Hypertension Does Not Help Patients With Chronic Bronchitis
August 29th, 2008 by samospsipsi
Patients with chronic smoker’s bronchitis often suffer from increased pressure in the blood vessels supplying the lung (pulmonary hypertension). The blood pressure increases further during exercise and can lead to severe limitation of physical activity. In patients with other diseases causing pulmonary hypertension, for instance rheumatic or heart conditions, drug therapy has been shown to improve exercise capacity and decrease mortality.
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