Should Right Ventricle Dilatation During Exercise Have Clinical Implications in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension? Case Report

Overview

Journal Cardiovasc Ultrasound

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialties Cardiology & Vascular Diseases
Radiology

Date 2007 Dec 29

PMID 18162132

Citations 5

Authors

Carlos Cotrim

Maria J Loureiro

Rita Miranda

Sofia Almeida

Ana R Almeida

Otilia Simoes

Pedro Cordeiro

Manuel Carrageta

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Abstract

We describe the case of a 30-year-old female patient with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension that has an excellent functional capacity under treatment with sildenafil. She did an exercise stress echocardiography that revealed marked right ventricular dilatation during exercise. This information was used for clinical decision and the authors discuss the potential utility of this echocardiographyc sign.

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