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idiopathic pulmonary hypertension

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andrew81779
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Hello. Just asking for some opinions. Nothing will be acted upon what I read in the feedback - just so you know.

Someone I know has been diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension. This person leads a terribly unhealthy lifestyle. No excercise. Processed foods. Smoking. LOTS of alcohol and LOTS of cocaine.

She's declared that she has idiopathic pulmonary hypertension. I'm of the understanding that "Idiopathic" means generally there's no definitive cause to the disease.

However, my little bit of research tells me that her lifestyle has caused this - specifically the cocaine bit. So, from this I'm assuming she's not told her doctor or anyone else what she gets up to. I know for a fact she's doing it several times a week.

So, if I'm correct in saying that the drugs are certainly a part, if not, the main cause of this disease what would be the effect of stopping doing it? Would it recede? Would her life expectancy go up?

Obviously, it would be great if she stopped. It would be a massive help persuading her if I could confidently say "you know if you stop doing coke then this disease isn't even fatal? Etc

Just looking for a way to leverage my discussion with her really.

All constructive comments welcome.

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