Anyone have pulmonary heart disease? Any helpful hints?

My Mom just found out that she has Pulmonary Heart disease.Is there anything that you can recommend to help her know more about this and what to do or not do?Please Help if you have any info. Thank you so much

Does she smoke? If she does, she should definately quit. She should also watch her diet, and exercise regularly. High cholesterol is a key factor in heart disease. She should talk to a nutritionist.

The most common causes of chronic cor pulmonale are chronic bronchitis and emphysema, an abnormal distension of the lungs with air. The condition is such that the network of capillaries in the lungs is progressively destroyed, causing pressure in the pulmonary artery鈥攖he artery carrying blood from the right ventricle to the lungs鈥攖o be increased. The resultant back pressure on the right ventricle increases the work and the size of the chamber, leading to heart enlargement and eventually, if uncorrected, heart failure. Acute cor pulmonale may be produced by an embolism, such as a blood clot, in a pulmonary vessel.

A person with pulmonary heart disease has a chronic cough, experiences difficulty in breathing after exertion, wheezes, and is weak and easily fatigued. Fluid may collect in the legs; pain may be felt in the right upper portion of the abdomen; digestive disturbances may be noted; the neck veins are distended; and the fingertips may be clubbed.

Treatment of the acute form of the disease is often by removal of the pulmonary blockage. Treatment of chronic cor pulmonale includes the use of antibiotics to combat respiratory infection and the use of a respirator to ease the sufferer's breathing, the restriction of sodium intake, and administration of diuretics and digitalis. Source(s): "pulmonary heart disease." Encyclop忙dia Britannica. 2006. Encyclop忙dia Britannica Premium Service. 30 May 2006 <http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-906... APA style:
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