Rapid Onset Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report with a Review of Echocardiographic Parameters

Lorenzo Pistelli; Maurizio Cusmà Piccione; Francesca Parisi; Gianluca Di Bella; Antonio Micari; Giampaolo Vetta; Antonio Parlavecchio; Agustin Ezequiel Molinero; Armando Lo Savio; Concetta Zito

doi:10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_13_23

Rapid Onset Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report with a Review of Echocardiographic Parameters

Lorenzo Pistelli, Maurizio Cusmà Piccione, Francesca Parisi, Gianluca Di Bella, Antonio Micari, Giampaolo Vetta, Antonio Parlavecchio, Agustin Ezequiel Molinero, Armando Lo Savio, Concetta Zito

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Pulmonary hypertension (PHT) is an emerging issue. The prognosis in PHT is usually poor, independently from the etiology, with progressive right ventricle failure. Despite right Heart Catheterism is the gold standard for diagnosis of PHT, echocardiography provides important information about prognosis and is helpful in both follow-up and first evaluation of PHT patients, showing a good correlation with invasively measured parameters by right heart catheterization. However, it is important to understand the limits of this method, particularly in some settings, where transthoracic echocardiography has shown a lack of accuracy. In this case report we documented a case of rapid onset (3 months) idiopathic PHT and we provided a critical analysis of echocardiographic role in PHT.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	43-48
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of cardiovascular echography
Volume	33
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_13_23
Publication status	Published - Jan 2023

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