Listing 3.09
Chronic pulmonary hypertension due to any cause
This listing covers chronic pulmonary hypertension — high blood pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs, which can lead to right heart failure if untreated.
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SSA needs a cardiac catheterization report showing a mean pulmonary artery pressure of 40 mm Hg or higher, measured while you were medically stable. SSA will not pay for this catheterization, so the test must already exist in your medical records.
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What Listing 3.09 asks for
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A heart catheterization test must show that the average blood pressure in your pulmonary artery is 40 mm Hg or higher, measured while you were medically stable (not during an infection, exacerbation, or right after a heart attack or medication change).
(Listing 3.09, criterion main)
How long it must last:
No listing-specific duration is stated; the general rule applies — the impairment must have lasted or be expected to last at least 12 continuous months.