Whipple’s Disease-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension with Positive Vasodilator Response Despite Severe Hemodynamic Derangements

Whipple’s Disease-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension with Positive Vasodilator Response Despite Severe Hemodynamic Derangements

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) associated with Whipple’s disease (WD-PH) is extremely rare, and the underlying pathophysiological processes are incompletely understood. Alterations in hemodynamics can be severe, with right ventricular (RV) dysfunction being common. A case involving a 23-year-old man wi...

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Main Authors: Salah Najm, Joud Hajjar, Robert P Nelson, Ramana S Moorthy, Karen M Wolf, Tim Lahm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/365645

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