Pulmonary endarterectomy in a 12-year-old boy with multiple comorbidities
A 10-year-old boy, with multiple comorbidities presented with fever, exertional dyspnea, fatigue and an obliterated brachiocephalic and inferior caval vein. Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) was diagnosed. Nadroparine, antibiotics and supplemental oxygen were successfully started...
Main Authors: | Tom Verbelen, Bjorn Cools, Zina Fejzic, Raf Van Den Eynde, Geert Maleux, Marion Delcroix, Bart Meyns |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-11-01
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Series: | Pulmonary Circulation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2045894019886249 |
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