Pulminary Hypertension..

[DENISE]

Hello, just wondering if anyone has had a diagnosis of Pulminary Hypertension, I am undergoing tests at the moment because iv'e been diagnosed with Borderline P H.. I am Hypothyroid and there are some suggestions that this illness could be linked..

[Leener71]

I am also facing the possible diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension. I had an aortic valve replacement last August and since then have been sttuggling with shortness of breath. I wss hyperthyroid, then hypo, now slightly hyper again and will be facing a thyroidectomy sometime but now they want to wait till i have seen the lung specialist and had tests.

I wonder too if the lung problem is connected to the thyroid.

What are your symptoms Denise?

Eileen

[CSmithLadd]

Hypertension goes hand in hand with hypothyroidism. Having it usually indicates that your hypothyroidism is not adequately controlled.

It's the same with the onset of Pulmonary Hypertension when one has uncontrolled hypothyroidism.

The medical article below states "Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism produce changes in cardiac contractility, myocardial oxygen consumption, cardiac output, blood pressure, and systemic or pulmonary vascular resistance. In almost all cases these cardiovascular changes are reversible when the underlying thyroid disorder is recognized and treated. Pulmonary hypertension (PAH) has been associated with thyroid dysfunction, but primarily with hyperthyroidism. The vast majority of patients with this form of PAH are usually older with toxic multinodular goitre."

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23474667

In all probability, you are not converting enough T4 into T3 (the active thyroid hormone) to handle the needs of your body to get T3 in each and every one of its cells. When we don't reach that point, we suffer with peripheral illnesses and syndromes that really are nothing more than uncontrolled hypothyroidism.

Usually there is one or more nutritional deficiency that is blocking the way for T3 to reach its receptors. When taking T4, one can have Reverse T3 do the same thing: block T3 from reaching where it needs to be in order to get active thyroid to your cellular levels.

Yes, it very well could be that simple, as many doctors have no clue of the correlation. Please read the medical abstract above in its entirety and check out other articles by reputable sources.

If your doctor is stating that your hypothyroidism is in check, you might want to make sure he or she is doing all the tests necessary to attest to that. Even so, get all the tests and post them here. Others will chime in on whether or not your hypothyroidism is actually "in check" or not.

"Recent studies have suggested an association between pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and thyroid diseases (hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism). This combination has a good prognosis, because the increase in the pulmonary artery pressure is usually slight and reverses after the treatment of the thyroid disease."

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/192...

Before jumping through the wrong hoop... let's make sure of the cause. It very well in all probability could be symptomatic of your hypothyroidism. If it is, that's a good thing. Getting the right amount of the right thyroid hormones could possibly reverse it.

Healing Hugs to you!

[DENISE in reply to CSmithLadd]

Thank you so much for explaining a possible connection for my Borderline PH..Denise