Severe Pulmonary Hypertension With Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Severe Pulmonary Hypertension With Patent Ductus Arteriosus

A 36-year-old man was found to have severe pulmonary hypertension and a right-to-left shunt secondary to a patent ductus arteriosus. Attempt at surgical closure was unsuccessful. The patient was followed up for 21 years, and his only significant medical problem is leg weakness to moderate exertion.

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Veröffentlicht in:Southern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Ala.), 1980-05, Vol.73 (5), p.668-669
Hauptverfasser: GANN, DIETMAR, GADGIL, UDAY, SAMET, PHILIP, RABINOWITZ, HAROLD
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Ductus Arteriosus, Patent - complications
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary - etiology
Male
Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:A 36-year-old man was found to have severe pulmonary hypertension and a right-to-left shunt secondary to a patent ductus arteriosus. Attempt at surgical closure was unsuccessful. The patient was followed up for 21 years, and his only significant medical problem is leg weakness to moderate exertion.
ISSN:0038-4348
1541-8243
DOI:10.1097/00007611-198005000-00036