Pulmonary Hypertension |
Pulmonary Hypertension07/21/2010 |
Can a fistula in my left arm cause PH?
I presume the fistula is for dialysis. The fistula in the arm may cause an increase in the total amount of blood being pumped by your heart and the pulmonary pressure may increase some. This may not be true PH.
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Namita Sood, MD, FCCP Associate Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep College of Medicine The Ohio State University |