Pulmonary hypertension with necrotizing arteritis secondary to congenital mitral stenosis.
A case of congenital mitral stenosis with pulmonary hypertension is presented. The severity and rapid development of the pulmonary vascular changes are unusual, especially for a young child. The case underscores the importance of early detection of correctable congenital heart disease and emphasizes the unpredictability of the time course and severity of irreversible pulmonary hypertension.
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Department of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation, Ohio 44195-5138.
Rosenkranz
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Moodie
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Ratliff
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology