Does Having Hypertension Mean I Have Hiv

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How does HIV cause pulmonary hypertension?

how does HIV cause pulmonary hypertension?...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Pulomonary hypertension is a disease in which the pressure in the lung vessels goes up, and which, in time, may cause shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, lightheadedness, and edema. HIV does indeed increase the incidence of pulmonary... Read more »

Hypertension with HIV

Hi Bob , hope you can shed some light on this. Does Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) causes false negative results on the Antibody tests. Does it have any effect on testing ? Is having high blood pressure any sign or indication in newly infected...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hi,Sure I'll be happy to help! Those are easy questions. The answers are nope, nope, and nope.Dr. Bob... Read more »

HIV and Pulmonary Hypertension

I have HIV and Hep B and I was just recently diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension with the pressure estimate of 30-40mm.I have extreme fatigue and weakness to the point where I am bed ridden and can not walk or stand for more than a few minutes at...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

1. Great question. We don't exactly know whether the viral load correlates with pulmonary hypertension. We do know that those people with detectable viral loads seem to have it more often.2. Yes, sometimes by controlling the virus you can... Read more »

HIV and Pulmonary hypertension

Hi, I am 47 y.o., male and I was recently diagnosed with Serious Pulmonary Hypertension. I am poz since 2002 (controlled infection, negative viral load, on Combivir and Stocrin since 2002).The dyspnea on effort symptoms started a few months ago.I...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

Many people have developed pulmonary hypertension without HIV infection or HIV meds, and in people with HIV infection, without meds. So likely not to be associated with HIV meds specifically. It could be related to thromboembolic disease in you,... Read more »

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HIV and Pulmonary Hypertension

Posted by Anonymous

Is there anyone that has Pulmonary Hpertension,and is being treated for it, and also HIV? I am just curious to see if I am alone or does this afflict anyone else!

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does this mean you have hiv when u have this hla

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what does undetermined hiv result mean?

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

what does it mean? and why is it happening to me plz.. Read more »

A pos test for HIV, STD could mean another STD too

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

If you've tested positive for AIDS HIV or an STD it could mean there's another STD too. Get the standard STD clinic tests from a medical center clinic or your doctor.

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