THROMBOSIS OF THE RIGHT ARM VEINS AND THR OMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION - A CASE TREATED BY HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

Authors
QUINSON P LAGABLE M MORNEX JF JEGADEN O THEVENET F MILON H
Citation
P. Quinson et al., THROMBOSIS OF THE RIGHT ARM VEINS AND THR OMBOEMBOLIC PULMONARY-HYPERTENSION - A CASE TREATED BY HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux, 87(2), 1994, pp. 287-290
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux → ACNP
ISSN journal
00039683
Volume
87
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
287 - 290
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9683(1994)87:2<287:TOTRAV>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The authors report the case of a 25 year old man with unexplained pulm onary hypertension during his first hospital admission. However, a pas t medical history suggesting right arm vein thrombosis was obtained. V enography showed signs of thoraco-brachial compression. After heart-lu ng transplantation, pathological studies of the explanted organs showe d changes of thrombo-embolic pulmonary hypertension. A spontaneous rig ht arm venous thrombosis occurred during convalescence. The possibilit y of post-embolic pulmonary hypertension caused by venous thrombosis o f the upper limbs is discussed.