PriscillaHubertButler said:
Change drs. I went to the Mayo Clinic and had 2 pulmonologists say I needed it. My regular heart dr said no need for it, but the Mayo cardiologist agreed with his peers and had it ordered.
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Hi Priscilla
after Mayo clinic said you needed a Heart Ccath and after you got the Heart Cath what did it disclose??
What medications did you take after the Heart Cath??
How did your condition improve and are there any new recomendations?
Thanks for your input
Barbara

If the pressures are not very high, the docs may not put you on any PH/PAH medicine right away. If the pressures are mid to higher, they will normally prescribe meds, or maybe just oxygen for some or all of the time. Can you have your doc tell what the artery pressures were during your RHC? That will somewhat be a guide about your particular PH. also, ask about which W.H.O. group you are in, and which New York Class heart failure. And then do your research and be ready to ask a bunch of questions. Good luck.

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