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Pulmonary
Hypertension |
Pulmonary
Hypertension
(PH) is a disease of the pulmonary arteries. PH causes
narrowing of the pulmonary arteries. This results in the heart
working harder to pump blood through the lungs and into the rest of
the body causing the heart to weaken. Often leads to swelling
of the legs.
Signs and symptoms
may include:
Shortness of breath
Swelling of legs