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Obesity, Hypertension, Apnea Confound Diagnosis of PAH


 

It is not necessary to proceed directly to performing a diagnostic test, Dr. Fortin noted, “as long as you're following the patient carefully; try to fix these other factors first before going to cardiac catheterization.”

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