Pulmonary Hypertension
Extracted from TODAYonline: Survivor sets up support group, 04th November 2005
— Tan Hui Leng
HE WAS was born with a congenital medical condition, but didn't know about it till three years ago, at the age of 38.
"I started experiencing shortness of breath and was constantly lethargic," said administrative assistant Amin Mubaruk, who used to play football regularly.
When he sought help for his condition, he was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension, a rare heart-lung disorder that occurs when blood pressure from the pulmonary artery rises far beyond normal levels.
Mr Amin has gone from a prognosis that gave him up to three years to live, to coping with his condition so well that he is now setting up a support group for other patients with pulmonary hypertension.
The support group is the Southeast Asian chapter of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association based in the United States.
"I believe there are many more out there as it's often misdiagnosed as asthma," he said.
For more information on the association, you can email phasea-phasea@yahoo.com.sg or call 9159 9937.
As mentioned, there could be many more out there who might have been having this medical condition and yet being misdiagnosed as asthma. And going by the increasing number of children having asthma locally, it could be a dangerous scene out there, an unknown time-bomb activating anytime.
I do hope the relevant authorities would act on this pretty soon.
posted by eruption @ 11:30:00 PM
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