Is pulmonary valve insufficiency the same as pulmonary hypertension?

Pulmonary valve insufficiency is not the same as pulmonary hypertension.

Pulmonary valve insufficiency and pulmonary hypertension are two different diseases. Pulmonary valve insufficiency may be caused by infectious endocarditis, rheumatic fever and other diseases leading to pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary hypertension is a pathophysiological state of abnormal elevated pulmonary artery pressure. The etiology is not clear, and may be related to abnormal pulmonary vascular structure and (or) function.

Pulmonary valve insufficiency has a good prognosis and most patients can be cured after treatment. Pulmonary hypertension generally has a poor prognosis and needs active treatment to improve quality of life.