Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease: A Rare Cause of Pulmonary Hypertension.

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Citation: Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 7:2324709619840375, 2019 Jan-Dec.PMID: 31010327Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Medicine/Internal Medicine | Medicine/Pulmonary-Critical CareForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension/et [Etiology] | *Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease/di [Diagnosis] | Adult | Female | Humans | Lung Transplantation | Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease/co [Complications] | Tomography, X-Ray ComputedYear: 2019ISSN:
  • 2324-7096
Name of journal: Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reportsAbstract: Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare entity that is usually mistaken with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) but is considered class I' of PAH. It is important to subclassify PVOD and distinguish it from PAH as treatment with vasodilators in PVOD patients is controversial and may be fatal. In this article, we describe a case of PVOD and how we diagnosed it.All authors: Hajouli S, Memoli JSW, Moustafa MAOriginally published: Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 7:2324709619840375, 2019 Jan-Dec.Fiscal year: FY2019Digital Object Identifier: ORCID: Date added to catalog: 2019-05-21
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Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease (PVOD) is a rare entity that is usually mistaken with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) but is considered class I' of PAH. It is important to subclassify PVOD and distinguish it from PAH as treatment with vasodilators in PVOD patients is controversial and may be fatal. In this article, we describe a case of PVOD and how we diagnosed it.

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