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What if a lung doctor and a pulmanery hypertension specialist says no pumanary hypertension but a cardioologist says yes you do why don't they agree.

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Another opinion: It may help to get another opinion to sort out the problem.

Answered 12/31/2014

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Dr. Randee Lipman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Pulmonarhyping: Lung pressures can be measured with an echocardiogram or by placing a catheter in the pulmonary artery and measuring it directly. This is most accurate method. The echo measurements can be falsely elevated. If you had a right heart catheter procedure i would go by that reading.

Answered 1/4/2015

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