Pulmonary hypertension
Paula Rogers Clinical Transplant Research Nurse, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex
Iain Armstrong Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pulmonary Vascular Medicine, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a rare blood vessel disorder of the lung, in which the pressure in the pulmonary artery rises above normal levels and can become life-threatening. The authors discuss the disease process, symptoms, investigations and patient management.
Nursing Standard.
16, 24, 45-52.
doi: 10.7748/ns2002.02.16.24.45.c3162
Correspondence
Iain.Armstrong@sth.nhs.uk
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