Open AccessA Case of pulmonary artery hypertension
Author(s) -
Anand Palakshachar,
Raghav Bansal,
Saurabh Kumar Gupta,
Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the practice of cardiovascular sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2454-2830
pISSN - 2395-5414
DOI - 10.4103/2395-5414.182996
Subject(s) - medicine , right heart catheterization , cardiac catheterization , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary artery , chest pain , physical examination , clinical history , cardiology , intensive care medicine
A patient presented with dyspnea, chest pain, and hemoptysis. Clinical findings revealed evidence of severe pulmonary hypertension and cyanosis with clubbing and a wide split second sound. Investigations including cardiac catheterization and oxygen study were performed, and the patient was referred for surgical repair. This article discusses various aspects of history, clinical examination, and cardiac catheterization that were utilized to decide the management