Our team uses advanced pulmonary hypertension tools for diagnosis and follow up.
Echocardiogram: An imaging test that uses ultrasound waves to evaluate the heart function and structure.
Pulmonary function test: A diagnostic test that helps to estimate lung function.
6-minute walk test: A test that estimates exercise ability and oxygen level with exercise.
Perfusion lung scan: A nuclear medicine test that allows us to detect blood clots in the lung.
Lung CT scan: An imaging test of the lung and the blood vessels.
Sleep study: A test to evaluate for sleep breathing disorders that can affect patients with pulmonary hypertension.
Right heart catheterization: A procedure that is performed to evaluate the heart function and the pressures in the heart and lungs by advancing a small catheter through blood vessels to the heart and lung. During this procedure, we may perform exercise testing or vasodilator testing in selected cases to assess response to some treatments.