UPMC Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Program

For people with pulmonary hypertension — or PH — there is hope. Just 20 years ago, there weren’t many treatment options.

But today, UPMC offers a full range of therapies for PH and other diseases of the lungs. And we're always looking to develop new treatments for PH through collaboration and research.

Complete Pulmonary Hypertension Care

A joint program of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute and Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, the UPMC Comprehensive Pulmonary Hypertension Program provides:

• Comprehensive care for many diseases associated with PH, including heart failure, HIV, and COPD.
• Personalized PH treatment plans of advanced medical and surgical therapies to improve quality of life.
• A skillful PH team of lung specialists, cardiologists, lung and transplant surgeons, and other health care professionals.

What Sets Our Pulmonary Hypertension Program Apart?

• We are the largest multidisciplinary program in the country.
• We offer state-of-the art diagnostics including full cardiopulmonary exercise testing during right heart catheterization.
• We offer full ranges of therapy, including oral, inhaled, intravenous and subcutaneous drug alternatives.
• We offer multiple opportunities to participate in cutting-edge clinical research aimed at improving the diagnosis and treatment of PH.
• We are affiliated with the UPMC Lung Transplant program, one of the largest in the U.S.
• We offer pulmonary thromboendarterectomy, a potentially curative surgery for patients with CTEPH.