Fernández Vázquez E, Lacárcel Bautista C, Alcázar Navarrete B, Casado Moreno I, Espejo Guerrero A, Ruiz Carazo E. [Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension associated with endomyocardial fibrosis of the right ventricle].
Arch Bronconeumol 2003;
39:370-2. [PMID:
12890406 DOI:
10.1016/s0300-2896(03)75406-4]
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Abstract
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a rare sequela to an acute untreated or recurrent pulmonary embolism. The mechanisms that underlie the failure to resolve the thrombus are still uncertain. As most patients are not diagnosed until a relatively late stage, little is known about the course of their illness. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman who had previously been diagnosed with and operated on for endomyocardial fibrosis of the right ventricle and who developed chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension several years later.
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