A Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic is a specialized center focused on diagnosing, evaluating, and managing patients with high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs. Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a progressive condition that can cause breathlessness, fatigue, chest pain, and reduced exercise capacity. At a dedicated PH clinic, patients receive advanced testing, individualized treatment plans, and continuous monitoring by a team of pulmonologists, cardiologists, and rehabilitation experts. The clinic uses modern diagnostic tools and evidence-based therapies to stabilize symptoms, improve lung and heart function, and enhance long-term quality of life.
- Comprehensive Evaluation: Includes detailed clinical assessment, medical history review, and symptom analysis to identify early signs of pulmonary arterial hypertension, chronic thromboembolic PH, or PH related to lung and heart diseases.
- Advanced Diagnostic Testing: Patients undergo specialized investigations such as echocardiography, Pulmonary Function Tests, HRCT chest, 6-minute walk test, overnight sleep study, blood tests, and right heart catheterization when needed for accurate diagnosis.
- Individualized Treatment Plans: Therapy may include pulmonary vasodilators, oxygen therapy, anticoagulation, diuretics, inhaled medications, and lifestyle modifications tailored to disease severity and patient needs.
- Multidisciplinary Care: Collaboration between pulmonologists, cardiologists, physiotherapists, and nutritionists ensures holistic care, addressing breathing issues, heart function, exercise capacity, mental health, and overall well-being.
- Long-Term Monitoring: Regular follow-ups track symptom progression, lung pressures, exercise tolerance, treatment response, and medication adjustments to prevent complications.
- Rehabilitation & Lifestyle Management: Includes supervised exercise training, breathing exercises, dietary counseling, weight management, and guidance to improve endurance and daily activity levels.
- Patient Education & Support: Provides counseling on disease understanding, medication adherence, travel precautions, exercise limits, pregnancy concerns, and coping strategies for chronic illness.