Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease

Treatment:

No specific treatment is available.

Expectations (prognosis):

The outcome is often very poor in infants with a survival rate of just a few weeks. The survival rate may be several years in adults.

Complications:

• progressive difficulty breathing
• episodes of no breathing

Calling your health care provider:

Call your health care provider if symptoms of this disorder develop. Fainting and episodes of no breathing are emergency/urgent symptoms.