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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.
Treatment for pulmonary hypertension is com-. plex but is most rewarding if the underlying cause is. found and appropriate treatment is initiated early. The normal mean pulmonary arterial pressure ranges. from 10 to 15 mm Hg in dogs. Pulmonary hypertension. is defined as a mean pulmonary arterial pressure greater.