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by duck81, May 03, 2008 08:16AM

Tags: hypertension, pulmonary, borderline

i am in the medical field and had an eco preformed , it read borderline pulmonary hypertension ,i am 26 and i am treated for high bld pressure for about 5 months now, what is this?and what are some precautions i can take or things i need to watch for.

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by Sunny602, May 03, 2008 06:41PM

Remember that an echo gives an estimate of the pressures of the pulmonary artery. The most accurate results would be from a right heart catheterization. Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs, it isn't directly related to the pressure reading that you get from a cuff on your arm. Do you recall what the pressures were, also what did the doc think?
Sunny

by duck81, May 05, 2008 07:53PM

the doc said that it would be fine and thought it was ok,and they never realy told me my pressure readings

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