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Query: UMLS:C0231807 (
exertional dyspnea
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
A 49-year-old man with progressive
dyspnea on exertion
and a remote history of syncope presented with hypotension and acute right ventricular failure, and was ultimately diagnosed with acute pulmonary embolism. Laboratory data revealed a prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time, which confounded treatment options. He was ultimately diagnosed with anti-phospholipid syndrome and
factor XII
deficiency, and underwent a thromboendarterectomy procedure with resolution of right ventricular failure and symptoms. Careful attention to history, initial physical examination manifestations, and clinical data often permit a timely diagnosis of and treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
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PMID:Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension is a clot you cannot swat. 3166 Apr 59
