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Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.
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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is pulmonary arterial hypertension?
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is high blood pressure in the small blood vessels of the lungs. It can be caused by heart disease, connective tissue disease, blood vessel disease, high blood pressure, liver disease, blood clots in the blood vessels to the lungs, and lung diseases. It can affect anyone but is more common in women.
Symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Feeling breathless
Feel the heart is pounding
Easily fatigued
Hands and feet turned pale and blue
My pulse feels irregular
Fingers and toes turn from pale blue to purplish-red when in the cold
Losing consciousness
Irregular heartbeat
Questions your doctor may ask to check for pulmonary arterial hypertension
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension
Are you breathless or having hard time breathing?
Do you feel your heart is pounding?
Do you get tired easily?
Do you have purple blue colored skin?
Does your pulse feel disordered (irregular)?
Treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension
There is no cure, but medications can control and slow disease progression. Medications may be taken orally, inhaled, or given through an IV line. Lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, and quitting smoking should be adopted. Severe cases may need further treatment such as an organ transplant.
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Osler Jay Justo Guzon, MD (Cardiology)
Dr. Guzon graduated from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine with a BLA and MD. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at St. Louis University before a fellowship in Cardiovascular Diseases at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has since working as an invasive cardiologist with a particular interest in preventative medicine and cardiometabolic disease. Over the past several years, Dr. Guzon has served on the speaker bureaus of AstraZeneca, Lilly, Boehringer-Ingelheim, and Aralez.
Eisaku Kamakura, MD (Respiratory medicine)
Dr. Kamakura graduated from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University, School of Dentistry, and the Niigata University School of Medicine. He trained at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital and held positions in the Respiratory Medicine departments at Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Ome City General Hospital, and Musashino Red Cross Hospital. In 2021, he became the specially appointed assistant professor at the Department of General Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine.
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