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The following are some known causes of pulmonary hypertension: 1  The diet drug fen-phen.. Although the appetite suppressant fen-phen (dexfenfluramine and phentermine) has been taken off the market, former fen-phen users have a 23-fold increase risk of developing pulmonary hypertension, possibly years later.
There are many different treatments for pulmonary vascular disease. Pulmonary vascular disease is treated according to its cause. Pulmonary embolism: Blood clots to the lungs are treated with blood thinners (anticoagulation). The most often used medicines are heparin, enoxaparin (Lovenox) and warfarin (Coumadin).