Cystic Fibrosis And Pulmonary Hypertension

Cystic Fibrosis has been known as CF, mucovoidosis, or mucoviscidosis and this is considered to be a hereditary disease. This disease affects the exocrine glands of the lungs, pancreas, liver and intestines. As a result there is progressive disability due to multi system failure and this can lead to various kinds of health problems. Often pulmonary hypertension has been related to these forms of diseases as it also affects these organs. In cystic fibrosis there is also abnormally thick mucus which leads to frequent lung infections.

Along with this there is diminished secretion of pancreatic enzymes and these are also the main reasons for the poor growth and greasy stools. They also lead to deficiency in fat-soluble vitamins and in many cases leads to male infertility. These symptoms usually appear in infancy and childhood. However pulmonary hypertension is just one of the many hypertensions that are affecting the body and mind. It has been seen that pulmonary hypertension is basically a medical condition where the body suffers from elevated blood pressure in the pulmonary artery.

But this condition can lead to sever problems of the health and body and this includes restricting blood flow to the lungs. One of the major problems in these heart conditions is that it leads to right heart ventricle to overwork itself and as a result, symptoms like dizziness, fainting, and shortness of breath can occur. Also pulmonary hypertension has been associated with the decreased ability to exert the body and hence such people are not able to exercise or focus on physical activities.

PPH or primary pulmonary hypertension is however used very limitedly in the disease and these days more common terms like idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension are being used instead and this is a more recent term, which has been used to refer to pulmonary hypertension. The pulmonary hypertension is known to have various causes and these are often difficult to understand. Basically there are many kinds of pulmonary hypertensions and their causes also differ largely.

As a result problems like heart failure, congenital heart disease and various lung diseases, which are detrimental for the body, occur. Along with physical damage, there is also mental damage to the person in such diseases. It has been seen that there are various other symptoms which occur in these pulmonary heart diseases and these include HIV and other autoimmune disorders, pulmonary embolism and genetics.

Since both the mind and the body are both disturbed by the symptoms of these diseases, there is an overall health imbalance of the body. This hypertension can also be caused due certain anti-obesity and weight-loss pills, which have been linked to pulmonary hypertension and other conditions. It has been seen that many times people suffering from cystic fibrosis have also suffered from this disease have also suffered from pulmonary hypertension.

Both the conditions have been associated and even though the exact causes for their interrelation are being studied, a lot of scientific evidence is being evaluated. The disease should be treated with caution and the advice of a medical professional should be taken to ensure that both problems are treated.

• Janny Raines
• 20/04/2009, 8:59 PM
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