New Website an Educational Tool for
Healthcare Providers, PAH Patients
A new website has been developed as an educational
resource for healthcare providers and persons with pulmonary
arterial hypertension, a condition for some patients
who have scleroderma. The website (www.PAH-info.com)
attempts to answer such questions as: What is PAH?,
how common is PAH?, why does PAH develop?, what are
the symptoms of PAH?, how is PAH diagnosed, and how
is PAH treated.
PAH is a disease of the arteries connecting the lungs
to the heart. As PAH develops, blood flow through the
pulmonary arteries is restricted and the right side
of the heart is put under increasing strain to pump
blood through to the lungs. This leads to the main symptoms
of PAH: breathlessness, chest tightness, limited exercise
capacity and fatigue.
The website was developed by Actelion Pharmaceuticals
Ltd.
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