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==Causes==
*obstructive sleep apnea does not cause sufficiently elevated pulmonary pressures to cause PAH
==Diagnosis==
* In primary pulmonary hypertension the [[pulmonary artery]] diastolic pressure is much higher than the [[pulmonary capillary wedge pressure]].
* If the pulmonary hypertension is due to left-sided heart failure, and the pulmonary artery diastolic pressure in the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure will be similar.


==References==
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