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All About Pulmonary Hypertension by Dr. Ranjit Jagtap


Dr. Ranjit Jagtap, a renowned doctor, In this blog shares some valuable insights to educate potential patients, youngsters with addition every curious brain about pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Ranjit Jagtap clinic has marked a legacy in the world of the human heart.


“Pulmonary Artery Hypertension (PAH) is a rare type of hypertension that causes high blood pressure that affects arteries in your lungs, causing them to become thickened and narrowed, this results in your heart beating to work harder while pumping blood through those narrowed arteries. The pulmonary artery is a vessel that carries blood from the right side of the heart to the lung and an increase in pressure of these arteries is known as pulmonary hypertension. If it is not treated on time it can lead to chronic changes in the right side of the heart leading to right heart failure, which in turn is again not treated can cause global cardiac failure, which in turn if not treated can cause global heart failure. PAH is progressive meaning it gets worse over time, PAH occurs more frequently in women between the ages of 30–60 and disproportionately impacts Americans and others worldwide. PAH can also be inherited says Dr. Ranjit Jagtap news.


Symptoms may include,

  • Increased Shortness Of Breath

  • Fatigue

  • Edema

  • Or swelling

  • Dizziness/ fainting spells

  • Chest pain

  • Heart palpitations

  • Lips And Fingers turning blue

  • Cough

  • Hoarseness

Many of the symptoms of PAH are similar to those found in other health conditions, which can make diagnoses difficult. It is vital to alert your healthcare providers of all symptoms you are experiencing, and any history of lung disease in your family. There are many types of Pulmonary hypertension, there are many causes of pulmonary hypertension and the evaluation and treatment depends on the type of pulmonary hypertension. Roughly it is grouped into 5 categories. The most common is due to lung disorder i.e. group 2 pulmonary hypertension, it can also happen due to an increase in the pressure on the left side of the heart causing an increase in back pressure in pulmonary arteries. Pulmonary hypertension can also happen because of other disorders which can affect the pulmonary arteries directly or indirectly causing an increase in the pressure of these vessels. Not all pulmonary hypertension is treated the same way.


Once diagnosed, regular structured evaluation will help customise your treatment plan for your PAH. This will include non-invasive tests to assess your art function, blood function, aerobic capacity, and systolic blood pressure. Although there is no cure for PAH, there are treatments available to control symptoms and improve your quality of life. We have excellent treatments available for pulmonary hypertension which can prevent the progression to right heart failure which sometimes results in death. Here, we have all the facilities available with effective management.” Signing Off Dr. Ranjit Jagtap.

Learn more from Dr. Ranjit Jagtap’s daughter, Aditi Jagtap Pune, who plays an outstanding role in terms of taking good care of patients suffering from the disease. Get yourself tested from Ram Mangal Heart Foundation which has gathered years of expertise so far to treat heart patients with effective treatments.


Valuable Customer Testimony

‘They worked fast and worked efficiently from the transplant occurring two and a half weeks from there. Dr. Ranjit Jagtap, I love him, he’s amazing and the nurse calls often, just to check if everything is amazing, texts me all the time, and emails me. for the services they are providing. Professionals make sure everything happens in a perfect symphony. Tests, lunch, and appointments all are done in the symphony. Everyone efficiently works in synchronised terms. It all just flows! He has made me feel so human again and that little bit of humanity was so high, it just touched me so much.’ He’s just a great doctor, I wouldn’t be alive if I didn’t have him as my doctor. You feel it. I am back working again (part-time), and I can drive back again, which is wonderful. For a while, I couldn’t do so as I was on my painkillers, thanks to Dr Ranjit Jagtap Clinic.. The Patient’s improved condition shows huge improvement after which she no longer needs a lung transplant.


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