Open AccessPulmonary arterial hypertension‐associated genetic variants in combined post‐capillary and pre‐capillary pulmonary hypertension: a case report
Author(s) -
L Chomette,
S Caravita,
C Dewachter,
M Abramowicz,
JL Vachiery,
Antoine Bondue
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pulmonary circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 2045-8940
DOI - 10.1177/2045894021996571
Subject(s) - pulmonary hypertension , medicine , cardiology , bmpr2 , capillary action , disease , chemistry , biochemistry , gene , bone morphogenetic protein , materials science , composite material
Predisposing factors for the development of a pre‐capillary component in pulmonary hypertension associated with left heart disease remain elusive. We report the case of a patient with persistent combined post‐capillary and pre‐capillary pulmonary hypertension after cardiac transplantation, in whom a rare BMPR2 variant was found.