When you hear the word hypertension , people will think about high blood pressure which increases the risk of heart disease . However , it turns out hypertension can also occur in a specific organ , namely the lungs , which can be fatal impact .
Specialist heart and blood vessels from Harapan Kita Heart Hospital , Rina Ariani said , pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary hypertension occurs due to increasing pressure on the lungs .
Blood pressure in the lungs is different from the body's blood pressure . If the blood pressure in the body is normally 120 mmHg for systolic and 80 mmHg for diastolic , a person is said to have hypertension if blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg .
" Meanwhile, the blood pressure of the lungs is only 25/10 mmHg and more than it already is said to pulmonary hypertension , " Rina said in a seminar in commemoration of the pulmonary hypertension in Jakarta , Saturday ( 05/10/2014 ) .
Specialist heart and blood vessels from Harapan Kita Heart Hospital , Rina Ariani said , pulmonary hypertension or pulmonary hypertension occurs due to increasing pressure on the lungs .
Blood pressure in the lungs is different from the body's blood pressure . If the blood pressure in the body is normally 120 mmHg for systolic and 80 mmHg for diastolic , a person is said to have hypertension if blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg .
" Meanwhile, the blood pressure of the lungs is only 25/10 mmHg and more than it already is said to pulmonary hypertension , " Rina said in a seminar in commemoration of the pulmonary hypertension in Jakarta , Saturday ( 05/10/2014 ) .
