The following symptoms and complaints may indicate pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary hypertension):
- Exertional dyspnea (shortness of breath on exertion), even at low levels of exertion (98% of patients), depending on the severity of symptoms of the disease.
- Dyspnea during bending (= bendopnea; to bend, i.e., bend, stoop).
- Weakness/chronic fatigue/fatigue/fatigue (73%).
- Chest pain (chest pain; 47%).
- Fast syncope (41%)
- Syncope (brief loss of consciousness), stress-induced (36%).
- Peripheral edema (water retention)/leg edema (33%).
- Palpitations (heart palpitations; 33%)
- Neck vein congestion
- Raynaud’s phenomenon (10%) – circulatory disturbances in the hands or feet caused by vasospasm.
Percentages by.
At the beginning of the disease, symptoms may be very discrete.
One can divide pulmonary hypertension into the following stages according to the WHO:
| Stage | Symptomatology |
| I | Asymptomatic pulmonary hypertension |
| II | Mild pulmonary hypertension – dyspnea (shortness of breath) with increased physical activity |
| III | Moderate pulmonary hypertension – dyspnea during light physical workOxygen saturation (SpO2) at approximately 60%. |
| IV | Severe pulmonary hypertension – resting dyspnea; physical activity is highly restrictedOxygen saturation (SpO2) at approximately 50%. |
