The picture shows a specialist treating a patient. Photo courtesy of Qinghai Provincial Hospital of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases
Xining, China News Service, March 2 (Reporter Sun Rui) On March 2, the Qinghai Provincial Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Specialized Hospital’s Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic officially opened, which is also the first hospital in Qinghai Province to open this clinic.
Fan Hongguang, a member of the 22nd batch of Ph.D. groups of the Central Organization Department and the deputy director of Qinghai Provincial Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Specialist Hospital, introduced that pulmonary hypertension is a large type of cardiopulmonary vascular disease characterized by increased pulmonary arterial pressure, which often causes Right heart failure and even death. Pulmonary hypertension has become a common disease that seriously threatens human physical and mental health.
Qinghai Province is located on a plateau, with a high incidence of congenital heart disease, pulmonary disease, left heart-related disease, pulmonary embolism and other pulmonary vascular diseases, all of which can cause pulmonary hypertension. Shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough are the main symptoms, which are easy to be missed. Many patients have missed the best time for treatment when they are diagnosed. The treatment effect is not good, and the treatment cost is high. For patients with suspected or confirmed pulmonary hypertension, it is recommended to seek treatment in a pulmonary hypertension specialist clinic in time, or consult a specialist for standardized treatment. Therefore, opening a pulmonary hypertension clinic is a long way to go.
Zhu Fangyi, vice president of Qinghai Provincial Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Hospital, said that patients with pulmonary hypertension usually show shortness of breath after exercise in the early stage, but as the disease progresses, the clinical manifestations will become more and more serious, and dizziness may occur , chest tightness, fatigue, syncope, hemoptysis and other symptoms, for patients with right heart failure may manifest as nausea, vomiting, lower extremity edema and other symptoms. Therefore, timely, accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension are crucial for patients.
Fan Hongguang said that despite the continuous progress of modern medicine, pulmonary arterial hypertension is currently incurable, but early treatment will have a greater chance of improving the condition. It is possible to obtain the expected disease control effect. Many patients have been able to survive with the disease for a long time, and the treatment and management of pulmonary hypertension will be a long-term process. (End)