NIH Clinical Center Critical Care Medicine Department, patient, participate in symposium on pulmonary hypertension
![Clinical Center Patient Nicole Reid speaks at podium](/sites/nihinternet/files/internet-files/about/news/newsletter/2017/mayjune2017/images/story-mayjune-12-1.jpg)
"I was shocked [when they told me I had pulmonary arterial hypertension]. Eventually, I found my way to NIH and I've had a really wonderful experience being treated here and evaluated," Reid said. "My nurses gave me a lot of hope that this is a chronic, manageable disease instead of a death sentence and that there's a lot of research being done.
![Symposium attendees listen to a presentation](/sites/nihinternet/files/internet-files/about/news/newsletter/2017/mayjune2017/images/story-mayjune-12-2.jpg)