Had My Heart Cath And My Heart Doctor Said I Do Not Have Pulmonary Hypertension. Why Did My Pulmonary Doctor Say I Did?
Results of right heart cath.
Pressures Site Systolic Diastolic Mean\EDP HR RA 3 1 1 70 RV 22 -1 3 73 PA (Phone number can only be seen by myPHteam users) PCW 12 14 11 75 AO (Phone number can only be seen by myPHteam users) 69 LV 125 1 15 69
Only 1 of my care team is in a different hospital system so I make pdf files and take it upon myself to send reports back and forth as seems relevant. I felt it was advantageous to have a foot in the door in both of the larger hospital Systems here as not every hospital excels in everything
I just had my cardiologist send all results, not just reports but disc to see, to my pulmonologist and rheumatologist, she got it done for me, the team needs to be able to communicate, my primary care doctor and cardiologist are from same hospital here in town and my pulmonologist and rheumatologist are at Univ of Chicago ILD clinic, but all are willing to work together for me! I share my portal with both! Just try to get them on same page!
I'm trying to match the numbers with what the readings are for. Tell me if I am correct. Systolic 22 Diastolic 9 Mean 15 Heart rate 69??? If I am correct in matching up these numbers, it would in fact indicate not having PH. Normal Systolic would be between 20-25. Some doctors do use 20 as the cut off and others use 25.
Obviously you need to get it clarified by your care team. Has everybody in your team seen your RHC report already?
It can be confusing when different doctors provide conflicting information. Here are some possible reasons for the discrepancy:
- Different Test Results: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosis often involves multiple tests. Your heart catheterization might have shown different results compared to other tests like Show Full Answer
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