Treatment of PPH Treatment is determined based on the typed of PPH.  Arterial primary pulmonary hypertension can be treated with lifestyle changes, oxygen therapy, oral anti-coagulants, diuretics, and digoxin. Oxygen therapy is simply the administration of oxygen – in a higher concentration that typical air.  By increasing the supply of oxygen to the lungs, oxygen therapy increases the availability of oxygen to the body tissues, especially helpful if you are suffering from hypoxia. Anti-coagulants are medications that prevent coagulation – they make the blood a thinner consistency, to help prevent clotting.  By reducing blood clotting, these drugs prevent deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction and stroke. Diuretics are a class of drugs that elevate the rate of urination.  There are several categories of diuretics.  All diuretics increase the excretion of water from bodies, although each class does so in a distinct way.  Often, diuretics reduce blood pressure as well, making them a common treatment for heart failure and hypertension. Finally, Digoxin, also known as Digitalis, It helps make the heart beat stronger and with a more regular rhythm.  Digoxin is used to treat congestive heart failure. It is also used to treat atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder of the atria (the upper chambers of the heart that allow blood to flow into the heart). In addition to medical treatment, you can make certain lifestyle variations that can assist you in living daily with PPH.  For more information, see our PPH Lifestyle Changes page.

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