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*obstructive sleep apnea does not cause sufficiently elevated pulmonary pressures to cause PAH | *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== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 18:04, 31 October 2011
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Cardiology Overview |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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.