What Is Pulmonary Fibrosis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
8. Complications
In addition to the symptoms mentioned already, pulmonary fibrosis can also go on to cause some other health issues. This includes some heart conditions, and a high blood pressure can develop in the lungs. Heart failure can also occur as the heart receives less oxygen and finds it more difficult to pump blood through the narrowed passage ways of the lungs.
The continued damage to the lung’s tissues can also increase the chances of lung cancer developing, which is obviously a very serious condition indeed. Pulmonary fibrosis can also lead to respiratory failure, which presents a very real and direct threat to the patient’s life.
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