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Severe pulmonary hypertension in rheumatoid arthritis. 1990

S Sharma, and A Vaccharajani, and J Mandke
Department of Cardiology, T.N. Medical College, Bombay, India.

We report a patient with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis who had clinical and haemodynamic findings of severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. Histopathology proved this to be plexogenic rather than thromboembolic. We report the case to highlight this rare association.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D006976 Hypertension, Pulmonary Increased VASCULAR RESISTANCE in the PULMONARY CIRCULATION, usually secondary to HEART DISEASES or LUNG DISEASES. Pulmonary Hypertension
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001172 Arthritis, Rheumatoid A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated. Rheumatoid Arthritis

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