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The following are some known causes of pulmonary hypertension: 1  The diet drug fen-phen.. Although the appetite suppressant fen-phen (dexfenfluramine and phentermine) has been taken off the market, former fen-phen users have a 23-fold increase risk of developing pulmonary hypertension, possibly years later.
Natural history of pulmonary hypertension in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Pulmonary hypertension in COPD progresses over time and its severity correlates with the degree of airflow obstruction and the impairment of pulmonary gas exchange 6, 7.