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If you have severe pulmonary hypertension, your doctor may prescribe medications called calcium channel blockers. These medicines lower blood pressure in the lungs and the rest of the body. If calcium channel blockers arenât enough, your doctor may refer you to a specialized treatment center.
Though in those cases the disease is classified as idiopathic, pulmonary fibrosis (PF) disease remains one of the common causes of pulmonary hypertension. Interstitial lung disease, a group that includes pulmonary fibrosis, is one of the most common causes for pulmonary hypertension because of the damage it does to the vessels and lungs. Pulmonary fibrosis scar the lung tissue and makes it difficult for the organ to properly work.