Unusual Case of Pulmonary Hypertension

Vol. 73, No. 1, 2006

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Case Report

Unusual Case of Pulmonary Hypertension
L. Kolilekas^a, P. Gallis^b, N. Liasis^b, G.K. Anagnostopoulos^c, I. Eleftheriadis^a

Departments of
^aRespiratory Medicine,
^bRadiology and
^cInternal Medicine, 251 Air Force and Veterans General Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Respiration 2006;73:117-119 (DOI: 10.1159/000087152)

Key Words

Angiography
A-V fistula
Laminectomy
Pulmonary hypertension

Abstract

Truly reversible pulmonary hypertension is rare. Acquired systemic arteriovenous (A-V) fistulas following spinal surgery (laminectomy) are a less recognized cause of secondary pulmonary hypertension. We describe a patient who presented with symptoms and clinical evidence of pulmonary hypertension and underwent endovascular correction of an acquired A-V fistula, which led to improvement according to clinical and noninvasive hemodynamic criteria.

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Dr. L. Kolilekas
Kountouriotou Street 5
GR-15351 Pallini, Athens (Greece)
Tel. +30 210 603 2417, +30 694 459 6915
E-Mail lykol@yahoo.gr

Article Information

Received: October 10, 2003
Accepted after revision: June 14, 2004
Published online: July 21, 2005
Number of Print Pages : 3
Number of Figures : 1, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 7

Medline Abstract (ID 16043955)

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