People with pulmonary hypertension frequently spend years being treated for something else. Asthma, anxiety, deconditioning and being out of shape are the usual labels, and the delay costs them time in a disease where earlier treatment matters.
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association named Cedars-Sinai a Center of Comprehensive Care on August 5. The designation, from what the announcement describes as the condition's oldest patient organization, is awarded to programs with the infrastructure and experience needed to care for people with pulmonary hypertension, a form of high blood pressure occurring in the arteries of the lungs. The Cedars-Sinai clinic includes six physicians and one nurse practitioner and combines cardiology and pulmonology.
