Dave's Blog

Pulmonary Edema in PH & PVOD – Potential Causes of PVOD Misdiagnosis

*DISCLAIMER: These are my own thoughts and opinions based on my research and are not meant to be taken as medical advice.* Below is a potential explanation for how edema could occur in Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) patients receiving vasodilator therapy, thus leading to them being potentially misdiagnosed for Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease (PVOD)… It makes sense to think that because a PH patient does not respond to vasodilator therapy well, or experiences edema due to vasodilator therapy, it may be an indication that they have PVOD. The theory goes that vasodilators can “open” up the vasculature (even in PH patients) and

Read More »

Share

Most Popular

Categories