Echocardiographic Assessment of Patients with Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy First Diagnosed in the Emergency Department

Echocardiographic Assessment of Patients with Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy First Diagnosed in the Emergency Department

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is a fatal disease that obstructs pulmonary vessels, leading to pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right-sided heart failure causing rapid progressive dyspnea in patients with cancer. This retrospective chart review involved nine patients with PTTM who...

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Main Authors: Minjoo Kim, Hee Yoon, Min Yeong Kim, Ik Joon Jo, Soo Yeon Kang, Guntak Lee, Jong Eun Park, Taerim Kim, Se Uk Lee, Sung Yeon Hwang, Won Chul Cha, Tae Gun Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy: echocardiography
right heart failure
pulmonary hypertension
malignancy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/2/259

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