Pulmonary hypertension manifests itself in increased pressure in the pulmonary artery system. One of the reasons for the development of the disease is an increased level of resistance in the vascular bed of the lungs. The disease has quite a lot of indirect symptoms, because of which it can not always be detected at the initial stages, so the treatment process is often delayed.
Two forms of hypertension are divided:
- primary;
- secondary.
In the primary form, the cause of the disease is not revealed, but secondary hypertension, which occurs much more often, has several provoking factors.
Medication
The concept of primary and secondary pulmonary hypertension treatment is completely based on the clinical picture of the patient, therefore the medications are selected individually. There are several options for therapies.
Basic therapy
It is for the patient, as far as possible, to exclude from his life the causes that contribute to the development of the disease - physical activity, being in the mountains and pregnancy. Also for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, drugs are prescribed that improve gas exchange inside the lungs, rheological properties of the blood, which are accompanied by anticoagulation therapy.
Vasoactive therapy
The essence of the treatment is to reduce the load on the right ventricle and increase the cardiac output. At this time, it is necessary to closely monitor blood pressure, this will help control the body's response to treatment. The doctor, in turn, also monitors the decrease and increase in the dose of drugs, which also depends on the clinical picture.
As you can see, the effectiveness of the treatment of pulmonary hypertension largely lies in the recommendations of the doctor and do not rely solely on the effects of drugs, it is also necessary to monitor your health yourself.
Surgery
In rare cases, surgery interferes with the treatment of pulmonary hypertension, it can consist of the following:
- lung transplantation;
- atrial fencing;
- pulmonary-cardiac transplantation.
The operation is necessary in those cases when traditional treatment has not yielded results.
Treatment with folk remedies
Treatment of pulmonary hypertension is possible and folk remedies.
- Once a day, drink 100 grams of freshly squeezed pumpkin juice.
- Every day there are several juniper berries .
- Take a tincture of birch leaves. Two tablespoons of raw material pour 500 ml of boiling water, leave to infuse for an hour and take 100 ml 4 times a day.
In order to get rid of the swelling in the lungs , you need:
- Pour a teaspoon of boiling water a teaspoon of green.
- Insist for two hours in a dark place.
- Take two tablespoons every two hours.
The medicine can not be taken immediately to a full stomach.