Care for Pulmonary Hypertension at University of Colorado Hospital

Why Choose Treatment for Peripheral Arterial Disease at University of Colorado Hospital?

University of Colorado Hospital is the largest pulmonary hypertension centers in the Rocky Mountain region. The center has three board certified doctors in Pulmonology and Critical Care medicine.

University of Colorado Hospital maintains a doctor and pulmonary hypertension nurse on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

What is Pulmonary Hypertension?

Pulmonary hypertension is elevated blood pressure in the pulmonary artery, which supplies blood to the lungs. The disease is either idiopathic (no known cause) or associated with other conditions such as connective tissue disease, liver disease, congenital heart disease or chronic thromboembolic disease (clotting in blood vessels).

The idiopathic form of the disease occurs in 1-2 cases per 1,000,000 and affects women about twice as often as men. It usually occurs in women between the ages of 20 and 40, it but can occur in either sex at any age.

Departments Treating Pulmonary Hypertension

Cardiac & Vascular Center
Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora
(720) 848-5300

Additional Pulmonary Hypertension Resources

Pulmonary Hypertension Association

Pulmonary Hypertension Support Groups

Denver – Meets every other month on the second Sunday of the month from 1:00 to 3:00 at the Kaiser Permanente Office on Arapahoe Road in Douglas County

Colorado Springs – Meets the third Sunday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00 at the Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs.