Beyond the Diagnosis of Group IV Pulmonary Hypertension

Noor Rehman Chima, MD; Mohammed Osman, MD; George G. Sokos, DO; Christopher Bianco, DO; Marco Caccamo, DO

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2020)

Beyond the Diagnosis of Group IV Pulmonary Hypertension

Noor Rehman Chima, MD,
Mohammed Osman, MD,
George G. Sokos, DO,
Christopher Bianco, DO,
Marco Caccamo, DO

Affiliations

Noor Rehman Chima, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Noor Rehman Chima, P.O. Box 9168, Department of Medicine, House Staff Office, 4th Floor HSCN, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506.; Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Mohammed Osman, MD: Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
George G. Sokos, DO: Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Christopher Bianco, DO: Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
Marco Caccamo, DO: Heart and Vascular Institute, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 12
pp. 1999 – 2003

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We present 3 patients with similar clinical presentation of group IV pulmonary hypertension but with totally different diagnoses. This case series highlights the need to keep a broad differential diagnosis and to utilize more diverse imaging modalities for the diagnosis of group IV pulmonary hypertension. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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