What should patients with pulmonary hypertension pay attention to in their daily lives?

・The aim of treatment is to return the patient to his or her normal life, such as going to work, handling daily tasks and participating in social activities
・Try not to do too strenuous activities and try some easy activities such as walking on flat ground. Avoid exercising after meals, in high and low temperatures.
・Choose a healthy lifestyle, eat a balanced nutritious diet, don’t become overweight and smoke, and stay away from drugs
・Try not to go to places where oxygen is thin (i.e. altitude over 2,000 meters). Hypoxia can cause your pulmonary blood vessels to constrict and worsen pulmonary hypertension Gu Qing, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Beijing Fu Wai Hospital
・If you are a woman of childbearing age, please take care of contraception; pregnancy and childbirth can worsen the patient’s condition
・Prevent infections, respiratory infections can be fatal to patients and should be treated and prevented aggressively, patients are advised to use flu vaccine