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Re: Pulmonary Hypertension
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Re: Pulmonary Hypertension
by CCF CARDIO MD APS, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By CCF CARDIO MD-APS on March 07, 1999 at 07:06:54:
In Reply to: Pulmonary Hypertension posted by julie on March 06, 1999 at 17:48:10:
Thank you for your response for my 3/5/99 question regarding beta blockers and reduced LV function. You stated that one of the reasons for abnormal septal motion might be increased pressure on right side of heart. This scares me as I've been paranoid about PH from diet pills but have been told by Cardiologist and PH specialist I do not have PH. Right systolic pressure estimated at 32 on 10/1/98 and 30 on 2/2/99 both estimates from an echo that did not show any RV hypertrophy or other indications of Pulmonary hypertension. If I have not taken diet pills (Diethyl propion - Tenuate Dospan) since last April 1998. Am i in the clear?
Dear Julie,
For now your doctor can probably say you are in the clear, but honestly, none of us is ever truly "in the clear" in terms of health since life and health are continuous, not static. Discuss this with your physician, since basically we do not understand why pulmonary hypertension develops in young otherwise healthy individuals, nor why some drugs cause it, you will need regular follow up with your physician as s/he deems necessary and more frequently if you should develop symptoms.
Remember this forum is an informational forum, not a forum for diagnosis or consultation.
I hope this information is useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for
general purposes only. Only your physician can provided specific diagnoses and therapies.
Feel free to write back with further questions. Good luck!
If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please
call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at
www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the
cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your
cardiac problem.
In Reply to: Pulmonary Hypertension posted by julie on March 06, 1999 at 17:48:10:
Thank you for your response for my 3/5/99 question regarding beta blockers and reduced LV function. You stated that one of the reasons for abnormal septal motion might be increased pressure on right side of heart. This scares me as I've been paranoid about PH from diet pills but have been told by Cardiologist and PH specialist I do not have PH. Right systolic pressure estimated at 32 on 10/1/98 and 30 on 2/2/99 both estimates from an echo that did not show any RV hypertrophy or other indications of Pulmonary hypertension. If I have not taken diet pills (Diethyl propion - Tenuate Dospan) since last April 1998. Am i in the clear?
Dear Julie,
For now your doctor can probably say you are in the clear, but honestly, none of us is ever truly "in the clear" in terms of health since life and health are continuous, not static. Discuss this with your physician, since basically we do not understand why pulmonary hypertension develops in young otherwise healthy individuals, nor why some drugs cause it, you will need regular follow up with your physician as s/he deems necessary and more frequently if you should develop symptoms.
Remember this forum is an informational forum, not a forum for diagnosis or consultation.
I hope this information is useful. Information provided in the heart forum is for
general purposes only. Only your physician can provided specific diagnoses and therapies.
Feel free to write back with further questions. Good luck!
If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please
call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at
www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the
cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your
cardiac problem.
