Definition of cause for English Language Learners. : 1  something or someone that produces an effect, result, or condition : something or someone that makes something happen or exist. : 2  a reason for doing or feeling something. : 3  something (such as an organization, belief, idea, or goal) that a group or people support or fight for.
Though PH patients have 68% probability of surviving after the first year of diagnosis, and the chances decrease to 34% four years later, according Ohio State University Lung Center, early diagnosis is critical in increasing the pulmonary hypertension life expectancy.
Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the blood vessels that collect oxygen from the lungs. The oxygenated blood is supplied to the rest of the body via the relevant pumping chamber of the heart.Hypertension in this respiratory loop of our circulation is a progressive and serious condition.Pulmonary hypertension is not related to general hypertension, which is a separate condition of systemic high blood pressure, which affects the wider circulatory system and is measured using an arm cuff.ypertension in this respiratory loop of our circulation is a progressive and serious condition. Pulmonary hypertension is not related to general hypertension, which is a separate condition of systemic high blood pressure, which affects the wider circulatory system and is measured using an arm cuff.