What are the two most common symptoms associated with primary pulmonary hypertension?
a. Dry cough and dyspnea
b. Dyspnea and angina
c. Hemoptysis and dyspnea
d. Syncope and chest pain
ANS: B
The most common initial symptom is dyspnea (60% of patients). Angina, probably due to under-perfusion of the right ventricle or stretching of the large pulmonary arteries, is present in approx-imately 50% of patients.
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