I am newly diagnosed in a very rural part of Colorado. I was not expecting the echocardiogram to find anything but the radiologist said mild pulmonary hypertension.
An echocardiogram is more or less a guesstimate of your pulmonary pressures. I would suggest seeing a cardiologist or pulmonologist that specializes in pulmonary hypertension. The bottom line is that you probably need a right heart catheterization for further evaluation. Since you live in a rural area, you probably need to be prepared to travel to a more densely populated area.
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I will probably go to University Hospital in Aurora.
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The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha might be an option then??
Northeastern Colorado. Nebraska is 2 miles north and 9 miles east. It takes about 3 hours to get to Denver.
I live near Denison, TX. Even though we are in a semi-rural area, north of Dallas I am fortunate enough to an excellent PH specialist less than 10 minutes from me. I know there are some PH specialists in the Denver area.