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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Program - Halifax Infirmary, QE II

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Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Program

Pulmonary hypertension causes high blood pressure (hypertension) in the blood vessels that connect your heart and lungs (pulmonary arteries). PAH is pulmonary hypertension that is caused by a progressive (gets worse over time) disease. This pamphlet explains what causes PAH, why you have been referred to the PAH Program, how the PAH Program will help you, and how PAH is treated.

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