Hi Kally83! There is so much data out there about "Long Covid" it may be a few years until the doctors synthesize the research and can send it to us in readable form. Even in 10 years, we may not know any more than we do now, unfortunately. Have you read Dr. Fauchi's new book? I have not, but I plan on getting one soon myself. Pandemic's only occur every one hundred years or so. I do hope that, out of all of the data, that when the next Pandemic or epidemic hits (I'm sure that I won't be here)that we will know what to do when and can avoid untimely deaths. . Anyway, a "technically difficult study" can be due to several things, Maybe the patient is very tall or very wide, a woman's breasts may be quite large and obstruct the view, the patients position on the table may not have been ideal, maybe too far over to the left or right side. They may had eaten too many Brussel sprouts for dinner the night before and air in the stomach may be blocking the view in a patient with a hiatal hernia. Who knows! When reading medical reports, it is best to leave the diagnosing to the doctors. Sometimes the terms they use may not be equal across the board across America. Blessings!

One more thing I read in a Journal. PedMed. Go to:

5. Conclusions of the study.
Pulmonary hypertension is a frequent complication of COVID-19, occurring even in cases with moderate pneumonia. Its evolution over time is not yet well established, but it seems to last longer than it has been appreciated. It appears to be related to the severity of the initial pulmonary injury and the extent of the inflammatory response.

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Author Contributions
Conceptualization, C.T., M.T., T.G.C., and A.S.P. Methodology, C.T., M.T., T.G.C., and G.N.P. Software, G.N.P. Validation, C.T., M.T., V.E.L., A.R.M., and T.G.C. Formal analysis, G.N.P. Investigation, C.T., M.T., V.E.L., A.R.M., G.N.P., T.G.C., A.E., and A.S.P. Resources, C.T., M.T., and T.G.C. Data curation, C.T., M.T., and G.N.P. Writing—original draft preparation, C.T., M.T., G.N.P., and T.G.C. Writing—review and editing, C.T., M.T., G.N.P., and T.G.C. Visualization, C.T. and M.T. Supervision, C.T., M.T., V.E.L., A.R.M., and A.E. Project administration, C.T. and M.T. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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This research received no external funding.

Note: I had two cases of Covid that did major damage. Both with Pneumonia. Just thought I’d share because I just found it while looking at other things. I have always questioned if it had been known. First time I’ve seen it in writing.

This was off of our site here and the American Heart Association: An mPAP reading is measured using millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). A healthy mPAP is between 11 and 20 mm Hg.

In April 2023, the American Heart Association made some changes to the definitions of pulmonary hypertension in the U.S. According to the old definition, an mPAP between 21 and 24 mm Hg was the criteria for a diagnosis of borderline PH, and it was considered a mild form of the condition. Those with an mPAP of 25 mm Hg or higher were diagnosed with PH.

However, according to the updated definition of PH, anyone with an mPAP greater than 20 mm Hg simply has PH. Their reasoning for the change was to identify people early in the course of the disease.

I would ask your dr. This seems to be a problem with your heart; not ph. May your day be blessed.

I had an echocardiogram recently and the only thing I heard from it was I needed the sleep study. I’ve been wearing a CPAP for nine years. I tried to read my test results and my same reading was 50 mmHg. I have an appointment on the 31st of this month and want those test results explained. They are on My Chart but have no medical knowledge of this. Let’s have a good week, Kelly! 🤗👍