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Dr Jean Elwing In this episode Dr. Jean Elwing joins Dr. Bola Sogade to discuss a variety of topics related to pulmonary arterial hypertension. Dr. Jean Elwing is a pulmonary arterial hypertension specialist who is passionate about her career. She shares her passion in today’s episode and gives advice to individuals who might be interested in this field of medicine. The two doctors focus on how pulmonary hypertension affects women specifically. This is an important issue since 28 out of 100 women could be affected by any spectrum of this disease. Dr. Elwing shares the symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension. These symptoms can be very general, ranging from shortness of breath to chest pain and lightheadedness. Dr. Elwing and Dr. Sogade explain why it is important for health care providers to be aware of the symptoms and to educate women on the severity of the health issue, especially if they are trying to become pregnant. Understanding changes of symptoms before and during pregnancy are also very important. Pregnant women with the diagnosis require special medical treatment. To end today’s episode, Dr. Elwing explains how a team of health care providers are needed for providing the best care and delivering a baby in the safest way. #pulmonaryhypertension #pulmonaryarterialhypertension #pulmonaryhypertensionspecialist #hypertension #maternalhealth #womenshealth #womenhealth #pregnancy #delivery #obgyne #obstetrics #gynecology Timestamps: (00:23) Intro of Dr. Jean Elwing (01:15) Advice to become a pulmonary hypertension specialist (03:30) Pulmonary arterial hypertension (05:30) Symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (07:10) Causes of pulmonary arterial hypertension (08:35) Medications that put an individual at risk (10:30) Missing a diagnosis (14:08) Assessing risks and optimizing underlying cardiac condition (19:17) Where are pulmonary arterial specialists in the U.S. (20:47) A women choosing to become pregnant with the diagnosis (22:37) Effects of advanced therapy (24:30) Teamwork to provide care (29:42) Blood thinners (32:34) Delivery plan