Medication & treatment

Julia De Soyza, nurse specialist in pulmonary hypertension at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle, is passionate about patient choice. Here, she discusses the importance of patients being involved in decisions about their treatment.

Young teenager Charlie Beeton received a double lung transplant just a few months after being diagnosed with PH – and celebrated his 13th birthday in hospital just nine days later. Here, his mother Claire shares the story of his remarkable recovery.

43-year-old Kirsty Smith talks through her journey from being diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in January 2001, to having her double lung transplant 15 years later.

VIDEO: Respiratory consultant Charlie Elliott and Professor Paul Corris discuss the facts about transplant and pulmonary hypertension.