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Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic

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Pulmonary hypertension (high blood pressure in the lungs) is a rare and serious blood vessel disorder of the lungs, affecting one or two people in a million.

The UCSF Pulmonary Hypertension Program offers evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and secondary pulmonary hypertension, which is often misdiagnosed. The secondary type is a side effect of another condition, such as emphysema or lupus, while PPH is not.

We are one of only three centers on the West Coast designated a comprehensive center of care by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association. This recognition is given to programs that demonstrate superior ability to care for patients with this complex condition and are making important contributions to research.

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    Decorative Caduceus

    US National OCS Heart Perfusion (OHP) Registry

    Recipients' patient and graft survival rates will be the primary clinical outcomes measures for all OCS Heart transplanted recipients compared to recipients receiving heart transplants using non-OCS preservation methods (cold stat...

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    A Study of a Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure-Targeted Approach With Early and Rapid Treprostinil...

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Reducing Right Ventricular Failure in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (RELIEVE-PAH)

    Percentage of Treatment group patients experiencing any device-related Major Adverse Cardiovascular or Neurological Events (MACNE) during the first 90-days after implantation

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Remote Dielectric Sensing (ReDS) Assisted Diuresis in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure

    Cumulative net fluid balance assessed by In's and Out's recorded in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) during hospitalization

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Pulmonary Hypertension Association Registry

    PAH guideline-recommended diagnostics assessed include chest radiography, echocardiogram, ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan, pulmonary function tests, overnight oximetry, and right heart catheterization and identified as either "co...

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    DORAYA-HF Early Feasibility Study

    Device or procedure related SAEs rate (including MACE) based on CEC adjudication.

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    AN INTERNATIONAL, OBSERVATIONAL, BLINDED STUDY TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CORDIO HEARO SY...

    Until the end of the study, each participant will be assigned to one of the following event outcomes: 1. Having at least one protocol-defined Heart Failure Event (HFE) in the CORE period 2. Having no Heart Failure Event (HFE...

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Metformin for Pulmonary Hypertension HFpEF

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    A Silver Lining in the VAD Sky

    rate of driveline infection per 100 patient

    Recruiting

    Awards & recognition

    • U S  News and World Report badge recognizing UCSF as part of its 2024-2025 Honor Roll

      Among the top hospitals in the nation

    • Best in Northern California and No. 4 in the nation for pulmonology & lung surgery

    • One of the nation's best for heart & vascular surgery

    • PHA-2x

      Accredited center of comprehensive care (Pulmonary Hypertension Association)

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    What to Bring

    • Medical records, including echocardiograms on CD (if available), and other diagnostic studies
    • Health insurance card
    • Insurance authorization, if required
    • Doctor's referral, if required
    • List of your medications, including dosages, plus any you're allergic to
    • List of questions you may have
    • Device or paper for taking notes

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