Frequently Asked Questions for Parents of Children with PH What
causes pulmonary hypertension in children? The causes of
pulmonary hypertension in children are essentially the same as
in adults; in some cases it is associated with another medical
condition such as congenital heart disease or other lung
disease; and in other cases we simply don’t know the cause
(idiopathic PH). A small percentage of patients have familial
pulmonary arterial hypertension, which is an inherited
condition. I’ve read about pulmonary hypertension, but most of
what I read is about adults with PH. What are the primary
differences between PH in adults and PH in children? The primary
difference between PH in adults and PH in children is in the
treatment. Until recently, there have been very few clinical
trials that study treatments specifically for children. Because
of this, while the medications used for children are the same as
adults, there aren’t specified pediatric doses, which makes
going to a pediatric pulmonary hypertension spe