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Bookmark or Share- What Is Pulmonary Hypertension? - NHLBI, NIHPulmonary hypertension is a condition that affects the blood vessels in the lungs. It develops when the blood pressure in your lungs is higher than normal. About 1% of people globally have pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension makes the heart work harder than normal to pump blood into the lungs. This can damage the heart and cause ...
- COPD - Causes and Risk Factors | NHLBI, NIHEnglish. Español. Cigarette smoking is the most common cause of COPD in the United States. Long-term smoking or breathing in tobacco smoke or pollutants in the air damages the lungs and airways. Causes and Risk Factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) - YouTube.
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation - NHLBI, NIHPulmonary rehabilitation is a supervised medical program that helps people who have lung diseases live and breathe better. You may need pulmonary rehabilitation if you have a lung disease such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). During the program, you will learn exercises and breathing techniques.
- What Is Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis? - NHLBI, NIHIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious chronic (long term) disease that affects the tissue surrounding the air sacs, or alveoli, in the lungs. This condition develops when that lung tissue becomes thick and stiff for unknown reasons. Over time, these changes can cause permanent scarring in the lungs, called fibrosis, that makes it ...
- Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia What Is Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia? - NHLBI, NIHEspañol. Primary ciliary dyskinesia, or PCD, is a rare disease that affects the tiny, hairlike structures (cilia) that line the airways. It affects approximately 1 in every 10,000 to 30,000 people. Cilia move together in wavelike motions. They carry mucus (a slimy substance) toward the mouth to be coughed or sneezed out of the body.
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