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Pulmonary hypertension?
Has anyone with MAC also been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension? I have MAC and bronchiectasis (for 5-6 years) and was recently diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. I’m curious if others have also developed this ? Thank you
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Positive thinking. How was your pulmonary hypertension diagnosed? Did you see a cardiologist who specializes in pulmonary hypertension? It’s a serious condition and diagnosed by an invasive procedure. I thought I had it but after having all noninvasive cardio tests and medication changed by my pulmonologist, my symptoms ( tight chest, pain, short breath, racing heart, high pulse) stopped. All the best to you
I had an echocardiogram in 2023 and my cardiologist told me I had mild pressure on the right side. Didn’t think anything of it at the time since that’s all he said. I had another echocardiogram about 6 weeks ago and his office called and said it is moderate and to see my pulmonologist. She sent me for a VQ ct-scan to check for pulmonary embolisms. Test was negative. I thought the vq scan would provide more information but I guess not. I did not realize that there is a pulmonary hypertension specialist. Would you mind telling me what kind of non invasive tests you had done? Thank you for responding. I’m happy your doctors were able to help you