title: Acute pulmonary hypertension caused by tumor embolism: a report of two cases.
abstract: Acute pulmonary hypertension leading to right ventricular failure and circulatory collapse is usually caused by thromboembolic obstruction of the pulmonary circulation. However, in rare instances, other causes can be associated with a similar clinical presentation. We present and discuss the clinical histories of two patients with acute right ventricular failure due to an atypical cause of pulmonary hypertension, disseminated pulmonary tumor embolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care and Burn Center, University Hospital Medical Center and Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland ; These authors contributed equally to this work.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mury
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care and Burn Center, University Hospital Medical Center and Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland ; These authors contributed equally to this work.
authors.forename: Antoine G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital Medical Center and Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nobile
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, University Hospital Medical Center and Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rotman
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care and Burn Center, University Hospital Medical Center and Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Lausanne 1011, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liaudet
keywords: acute pulmonary hypertension; acute right ventricular failure; neoplastic pulmonary hypertension