Contact and appointment information
   
Administrative Office
Dr. James Gossage, MD, Director
Section of Pulmonary
1120 15th Street
BBR5513
Augusta, GA 30912-3130
Phone: (706) 721-6791
Fax:     (706) 721-3069

Patient Calls
New Patient Referrals and Questions:
Heather Wilson, Office Associate
Phone: (706) 721-6791
Jody Kenny, RN
 (706) 721-6791

Return Patient Appointments:
Phone: (706) 721-4495

Medication Refills:
Phone: (706) 721-1790


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General clinical information for PH
Pulmonary hypertension is an uncommon disorder characterized by an increase in the blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs. As discussed below, there are many different causes of PH. Evaluation of a patient with possible PH has 3 main goals: determination of whether the patient truly has PH and its severity; determination of the cause of the PH; and assessment of the best treatment. The treatment of PH depends on the cause, and treatment of many causes has improved significantly over the past 10 years. Diagnosis and treatment is a complicated process, and in general we recommend that most patients have at least an initial evaluation at a center that specializes in PH.

Definition of PH

Classification system

WHO functional Class

Clinical features of PH

Diagnostic evaluation

Treatment

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Please email questions and comments to:
Jody Kenny

March 21, 2006