What causes pulmonary heart disease? Does it run in families?
I am confused by your question. Specifically in your use of the word “pulmonary” (which means lung). There are three things that come to mind with this term and heart disease – all very different. 1. Congenital pulmonary valve defect – the valve going out of your heart on the way to the lungs is not working correctly. 2. Primary pulmonary hypertension – the blood pressure within the vessels going to and coming from the lungs is higher than normal putting abnormal pressures on the chambers of the heart to pump blood. 3. Chronic Obustructive Pulmonary Disease – like emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Hyperinflation of the lungs can have a similiar effect as well as the blood not getting adequate oxygenation, impairing the heart further. Do you know anything else about her condition? Was it sudden? What she a smoker? Did she require oxygen before she passed? Did she have a heart murmur? How old was she? I’m not sure what to think about the cause of death but more information would be helpfu
