PPH is so clinically subtle that the average time of diagnosis from onset of symptoms is two years. The cutoff of blood from PPH will cause dizziness, extreme shortness of breath, extreme tiredness and fainting.
More severe symptoms indicate a more advanced disease.
Pulmonary Hypertension Diagnosis To effectively diagnose PPH, doctors often use more sophisticated means such as an echocardiogram or a cardiac catheterization. Echocardiogram An echocardiography is an ultrasound examination of a patient's heart. Also known as cardiac echo, this procedure uses sound waves to examine the size, shape, and motion of the heart, and is useful to diagnose abnormalities of the heart valves and to assess cardiac function. Echocardiography testing can indicate the presence of Pulmonary Hypertension. After an oil or gel is applied to the skin over the heart, a pencil-like probe is placed on the skin and then moved and tilted in various directions, using sound waves to send information to a video screen.