What should pulmonary hypertension pay attention to

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The condition of pulmonary hypertension is very serious, when it is found, it needs timely surgical treatment, and do a good job in usual nursing measures. Let's take a look at what pulmonary hypertension should pay attention to.

What should pulmonary hypertension pay attention to

First of all: the treatment principle of most congenital heart diseases is timely detection and early operation. However, pulmonary hypertension is not the case. Generally speaking, pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary resistance are important indicators to judge whether children with pulmonary hypertension can be operated or not. If they can not meet the requirements of the operation and are forced to operate, the risk may be greater. So the clinical generally is to take drug treatment, let the condition as soon as possible to stabilize, and then in line with the operation, as soon as possible to implement the operation.

Secondly: the oxygen content in high altitude area is low, and hypoxia can aggravate the pulmonary vasoconstriction of children with pulmonary hypertension, which may lead to the life risk of children, so it is suggested that children with pulmonary hypertension should not go to high altitude area. In addition, the plane's environment is equivalent to the altitude of 1500 meters to 2500 meters, which is also harmful to children with pulmonary hypertension. Therefore, we should be careful when taking the plane and take oxygen when necessary.

Finally, children with pulmonary hypertension are prone to have lung infection and have poor tolerance. The incidence rate of pneumonia is significantly higher than that of normal people. Pulmonary infection will seriously affect the treatment of pulmonary hypertension itself. Once pulmonary infection occurs, the difficulty of treatment will be greatly increased, and the risk factor will be doubled. Therefore, it is suggested that parents should not take their children to crowded places to reduce the possibility of infection.

matters needing attention

For the general population, we should advocate healthy lifestyle, quit smoking, limit alcohol, and use weight-loss drugs with caution. The prognosis of patients with pulmonary hypertension should be improved, active treatment should be taken, and behaviors that may aggravate the disease such as cold and heavy physical activity should be avoided.