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Would pulmonary hypertension cause a restrictive pattern on spirometry (fvc = 50% of expected for age).

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Dr. Stephen Southard answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

The other way around: Can be the case, as in restrictive lung disease leading to pulmonary hypertension. But in your case, where it is suspected to be a neuromuscular form of lung disease, this much less commonly leads to pulmonary hypertension than other restrictive causes like pulmonary fibrosis

Answered 2/8/2016

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