A second hit? Pulmonary arterial hypertension, BMPR2 mutation, and exposure to prescription amphetamines

A second hit? Pulmonary arterial hypertension, BMPR2 mutation, and exposure to prescription amphetamines

Abstract The second hit hypothesis in pulmonary hypertension refers to the development of pulmonary vascular disease in individuals at risk, after an additional exposure or “hit” to factors with potential injury to the pulmonary circulation, such as drugs or toxins. We here present a case of severe...

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Main Authors: Huzaifa A. Jaliawala, Miloni Parmar, Katherine Summers, Roberto J. Bernardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Circulation
Subjects:
BMPR2 mutation
pregnancy
prescription amphetamines
pulmonary arterial hypertension
second hit hypothesis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12053

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https://doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12053

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