[Phlebitis of the right upper limb and thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Apropos of a case of heart-lung transplantation].
The authors report the case of a 25 year old man with unexplained pulmonary hypertension during his first hospital admission. However, a past medical history suggesting right arm vein thrombosis was obtained. Venography showed signs of thoraco-brachial compression. After heart-lung transplantation, pathological studies of the explanted organs showed changes of thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension. A spontaneous right arm venous thrombosis occurred during convalescence. The possibility of post-embolic pulmonary hypertension caused by venous thrombosis of the upper limbs is discussed.
Quinson
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P
Service de cardiologie, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon.
Lagable
M
M
Mornex
J F
JF
Jegaden
O
O
Thévenet
F
F
Milon
H
H
D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D001132:Arm / Q000098:blood supply; D016041:Heart-Lung Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013901:Thoracic Outlet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*
Phlébite du membre supérieur droit et hypertension artérielle pulmonaire thrombo-embolique. A propos d'un cas traité par greffe coeur-poumons.