Prostaglandins

• A drug called prostacyclin is usually the most effective treatment for pulmonary hypertension. It is often given as a permanent infusion that has to be received via a catheter in the veins.
  
  

Endothelin receptor drugs

• Tracleer and other medications work by blocking the receptors for Endothelin A, a protein involved in blood vessel constriction. By blocking the action of this protein, the drug can help keep the blood pressure in the pulmonary vessels lower.
  
  

Atrial sepostomy

• An atrial espostomy is a surgical procedure in which a hole is made between the left and right atria. This helps lower the pressure on the right side of the heart, but it leads to less oxygen in the blood.
  
  

Lung transplants

• Although invasive and with its drawbacks, a lung transplant will cure pulmonary hypertension.
  
  

Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy

• This is a procedure that is only useful for pulmonary hypertension caused by a blood clot. In this procedure, the clot as well as the lining of the pulmonary artery is removed.