What happens to pulmonary hypertension if you stay up late?

Written by Di Zhi Yong
Cardiology
Updated on September 05, 2024
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Because if pulmonary hypertension is not treated consistently, it can further develop into pulmonary heart disease, which is very dangerous. Patients may also experience palpitations, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing, especially after respiratory activities, where palpitations and breathing difficulties worsen. Frequent staying up late can lead to abnormal arterial hypertension in patients and cause this high pressure to continue to rise. Sometimes the condition can worsen because once patients are diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, it is important to rest, especially to avoid staying up late, as it can cause further worsening due to vascular constriction.

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What happens to pulmonary hypertension if you stay up late?

Because if pulmonary hypertension is not treated consistently, it can further develop into pulmonary heart disease, which is very dangerous. Patients may also experience palpitations, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing, especially after respiratory activities, where palpitations and breathing difficulties worsen. Frequent staying up late can lead to abnormal arterial hypertension in patients and cause this high pressure to continue to rise. Sometimes the condition can worsen because once patients are diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, it is important to rest, especially to avoid staying up late, as it can cause further worsening due to vascular constriction.

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Can pulmonary hypertension cause headaches?

Pulmonary hypertension is a clinically complex disease with a wide range of causes. Consequently, the symptoms it presents in patients are numerous and complicated. Typically, patients with increasing pulmonary hypertension may experience varying degrees of shortness of breath after activity, chest tightness, dizziness, as well as chest pain, palpitations, and fainting. Generally, it does not cause headaches. However, many cases of pulmonary hypertension might also involve conditions such as hypertension, or other diseases that could lead to headaches. When pulmonary hypertension is worsening, it might coincide with an increase in blood pressure, which could also trigger headaches at that time. Therefore, it is important to differentiate in clinical practice; primary pulmonary hypertension generally does not cause headaches but can cause dizziness.

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Pulmonary hypertension is treated by which department?

Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a common clinical condition with complex causes, and depending on the cause, patients may visit different departments. The common causes of pulmonary arterial hypertension include the following. The first type is venous pulmonary hypertension, which is caused by diseases of the left heart system. Patients with this condition need to visit the department of cardiology, mainly to control heart failure. The second type is chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. The main reasons include thromboembolism in the proximal or distal pulmonary arteries, or due to tumors, parasites, foreign bodies, etc., leading to pulmonary embolism. Diseases of this type require visits to the respiratory department. Additionally, chronic pulmonary heart disease, such as heart failure caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease, sleep breathing disorders, and hypoventilation lesions, also lead to pulmonary arterial hypertension and should be treated in the respiratory department. Furthermore, some rheumatic immune diseases and congenital heart diseases can also cause pulmonary arterial hypertension. As pulmonary arterial hypertension has gradually received more attention, some hospitals have established specialized outpatient clinics for pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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How to diagnose pulmonary arterial hypertension?

To accurately diagnose pulmonary hypertension, the following aspects should be considered: symptoms, signs, laboratory, and other tests. Early-stage pulmonary hypertension usually doesn't exhibit clear symptoms, but discomfort occurs during intense activities. Common symptoms include difficulty breathing, chest pain, dizziness or fainting, and coughing up blood. Additionally, patients should undergo laboratory tests such as blood tests including liver function tests and HIV antibody testing, serological tests; an electrocardiogram to check for right ventricular enlargement or hypertrophy; chest X-ray; echocardiography and Doppler ultrasound; pulmonary function tests; blood gas analysis; radioactive isotope lung ventilation/perfusion scan; right heart catheterization; and lung biopsy.

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Does pulmonary hypertension require hospitalization?

Pulmonary hypertension is a very complex group of diseases. Due to different factors causing pulmonary hypertension, there are also different treatment plans for managing it. Many cases of pulmonary hypertension are quite severe at onset. To significantly enhance the patient's quality of life and ensure the stability of the condition, hospitalization is usually required for treatment. The medications used during the discharge period may vary, and some patients might need surgical intervention to alleviate some of the clinical symptoms caused by the disease. Therefore, for patients with pulmonary hypertension, if the onset is mild, symptomatic treatment through medications can be pursued. However, if the onset is sudden and severe, hospital treatment becomes necessary.