 |
NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partner university faculty. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising.
Monday, May 20, 2013
|
|
|
NetWellness is a global, community service providing quality, unbiased health information from our partner university faculty. NetWellness is commercial-free and does not accept advertising.
Monday, May 20, 2013
|
| Home | HealthTopics | Health Centers | Reference Library | Research |
 Join us on Facebook
|
Share on Facebook | Tweet |
|
Pulmonary Hypertension |
Pulmonary Hypertension08/24/2010 |
I have RA and PH. I had test done and have no other problems with my lungs except PH. My doctor told me that he see no signs of my RA effecting my lungs. I have a yearly echo to check the pressure. Last time the pressure was estimated at 37. Can you tell me what the different class of ph based on the pressure numbers.
Pulmonary Hypertension implies that the pressure in the vessels that take blood thru the lung is high. This could be due to many different causes. The different classes of pulmonary hypertension are based on what could be causing the pulmonary hypertension. You describe a mild increase in the pressures suggested by the echocardiogram. How high the pressures truly are and if it is related to the RA can only be determined by additional testing and a right heart catheterization.
|
Namita Sood, MD, FCCP Associate Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
|
|
Please note: only your personal physician or other health professional you consult can best advise you on matters of your health based on your medical history, your family medical history, your medication history, and how information from any of these databases may apply to you. Neither University of Cincinnati (NetWellness) nor any party involved in creating, producing or delivering this web site shall be liable for any damages arising out of access to or use of this web site, or any errors or omissions in the content thereof. (More) 
|