Symptoms And Causes Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Gene Mutations And Family History

Men, your genetics and family history play a huge role, a huge role, in if you get pulmonary hypertension or not. They do! If you've got certain gene mutations, your risk is higher. The mutations cause cell overgrowth, triggering vessel narrowing. And everyone knows, narrow vessels means higher blood pressure!

Mutations run in families, but there's more! Men, blood clots run in families too. If you've got relatives with clots, you're more likely to get them too! Clots block blood from flowing normally. They trigger more force, making blood pressure rise. All of this means pulmonary hypertension is a real concern.