Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Garrouche A

Publications

• Case Report
  Prognosis Evaluation of Pulmonary Endarterectomy for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
  Author(s): Aissa S, Mezghani S, Benzarti W, Ben Jazia R, Ben Salem H, Gargouri I, Hayouni A, Garrouche A, Benzarti M and Abdelghani AAissa S, Mezghani S, Benzarti W, Ben Jazia R, Ben Salem H, Gargouri I, Hayouni A, Garrouche A, Benzarti M and Abdelghani A
  
  Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is one of the leading causes of severe pulmonary hypertension (PH) curable by pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) necessarily made in the reference centers. We report the case of a 30-year-old woman with a history of antiphospholipid syndrome diagnosed after a thromboembolic event responsible of her first pregnancy abortion. Two years after this event, she presented a massive and bilateral pulmonary embolism after the delivery of his second pregnancy. She was hospitalized in the intensive care unit and she received thrombolytic treatment relayed by vitamin K antagonists. One year later, she developed progressive dyspnoea (class III NYHA) and hemoptysis. Ultrasonic cardiography showed severe pulmonary hypertension (Systolic arterial pulmonary pressure at 120 mmHg) and at the right car.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000328

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