Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal Defect

Pulmonary Hypertension, Hemoptysis and an Echocardiographic Finding of a Ventricular Septal Defect

In this case presentation, a patient who presented to the Emergency Department with hemoptysis and shortness of breath was found to have a ventricular septal defect and right ventricular strain on bedside ultrasound. This case leads to a discussion of Eisenmenger Syndrome, a potentially ominous deve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karen Olaes, Thomas Mailhot, Phillips Perera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-12-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Emergency medicine
hypertension
pulmonary
ventricular defect
Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2gm8q7px

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