Beyond the Diagnosis of Group IV Pulmonary Hypertension

Beyond the Diagnosis of Group IV Pulmonary Hypertension

We present 3 patients with similar clinical presentation of group IV pulmonary hypertension but with totally different diagnoses. This case series highlights the need to keep a broad differential diagnosis and to utilize more diverse imaging modalities for the diagnosis of group IV pulmonary hyperte...

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Main Authors: Noor Rehman Chima, MD, Mohammed Osman, MD, George G. Sokos, DO, Christopher Bianco, DO, Marco Caccamo, DO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
autoimmune
cancer
spindle cell sarcoma
Takayasu arteritis
thrombosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920306987
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spelling doaj-74f469d8dd4b41bba88aaf96c163a10f2021-06-07T06:56:49ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492020-10-0121219992003Beyond the Diagnosis of Group IV Pulmonary HypertensionNoor Rehman Chima, MD0Mohammed Osman, MD1George G. Sokos, DO2Christopher Bianco, DO3Marco Caccamo, DO4Address for correspondence: Dr. Noor Rehman Chima, P.O. Box 9168, Department of Medicine, House Staff Office, 4th Floor HSCN, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506.; Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West VirginiaHeart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West VirginiaHeart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West VirginiaHeart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West VirginiaHeart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West VirginiaWe present 3 patients with similar clinical presentation of group IV pulmonary hypertension but with totally different diagnoses. This case series highlights the need to keep a broad differential diagnosis and to utilize more diverse imaging modalities for the diagnosis of group IV pulmonary hypertension. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920306987autoimmunecancerspindle cell sarcomaTakayasu arteritisthrombosis
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author Noor Rehman Chima, MD
Mohammed Osman, MD
George G. Sokos, DO
Christopher Bianco, DO
Marco Caccamo, DO
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Mohammed Osman, MD
George G. Sokos, DO
Christopher Bianco, DO
Marco Caccamo, DO
Beyond the Diagnosis of Group IV Pulmonary Hypertension
JACC: Case Reports
autoimmune
cancer
spindle cell sarcoma
Takayasu arteritis
thrombosis
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Mohammed Osman, MD
George G. Sokos, DO
Christopher Bianco, DO
Marco Caccamo, DO
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title Beyond the Diagnosis of Group IV Pulmonary Hypertension
title_short Beyond the Diagnosis of Group IV Pulmonary Hypertension
title_full Beyond the Diagnosis of Group IV Pulmonary Hypertension
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series JACC: Case Reports
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publishDate 2020-10-01
description We present 3 patients with similar clinical presentation of group IV pulmonary hypertension but with totally different diagnoses. This case series highlights the need to keep a broad differential diagnosis and to utilize more diverse imaging modalities for the diagnosis of group IV pulmonary hypertension. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
topic autoimmune
cancer
spindle cell sarcoma
Takayasu arteritis
thrombosis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920306987
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