Idiopathic Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Was Diagnosed Initially by the Computed Tomographic Angiogram

Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a rare and progressive disease with non-specific signs and symptoms. A 50-year-old woman with IPAH presented to the emergency department (ED) with a complaint of episodic dyspnea that had persisted for the previous two months. Based on the finding...

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Published inJournal of Acute Medicine Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 72 - 75
Main Authors Hung, Yao-Min, Huang, Wei-Chun, Chang, Yun-Te, Wann, Shue-Ren, Lin, Shoa-Lin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taipei, Taiwan 台灣急診醫學會 ＆ Ainosco Press 01.06.2018
Airiti Press
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Case Report
pulmonary arterial hypertension
dyspnea
computed tomographic angiograms
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Summary:Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a rare and progressive disease with non-specific signs and symptoms. A 50-year-old woman with IPAH presented to the emergency department (ED) with a complaint of episodic dyspnea that had persisted for the previous two months. Based on the findings of the initial chest computed tomographic angiography conducted in the ED, we suspected pulmonary hypertension. IPAH was eventually confirmed following a series of investigations, including right heart catheterization. The history of this interesting case is reported with a review of the relevant literature.
ISSN:2211-5587
2211-5595
DOI:10.6705/j.jacme.201806_8(2).0007