Reversible pulmonary artery perfusion abnormalities in the postpartum period as a precursor to the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Deterioration, or a new presentation, of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), are recognized complications of pregnancy. In this report, we describe a patient with a family history of PAH who developed peripartum breathlessness and hypoxemia with ventilation-perfusion mismatch but no evidence of t...

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Main Authors: Devaki O’Riordan, David G. Kiely, B. Ronan O’Driscoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894018775190