A 13-Year-Old Male With Diagnosed Idiopathic Pulmonary Hypertension: Is it Really Idiopathic?
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- Wacker J; Pediatric Cardiology Unit, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Centre Universitaire Romand de Cardiologie et Chirurgie Cardiaque Pédiatrique, University of Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: julie.wacker@hcuge.ch.; Aggoun Y; Centre Universitaire Romand de Cardiologie et Chirurgie Cardiaque Pédiatrique, University of Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland.; Terraz S; Pediatric Cardiology Unit, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Division of Radiology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.; Golay E; Pediatric Cardiology Unit, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Centre Universitaire Romand de Cardiologie et Chirurgie Cardiaque Pédiatrique, University of Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland.; Maggio ABR; Pediatric Cardiology Unit, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.; Vallée JP; Division of Radiology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.; Hachulla AL; Division of Radiology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.; Lador F; Division of Pneumology, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.; Barazzone C; Pediatric Pneumology Unit, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.; McLin V; Pediatric Gastroenterology Unit, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.; Beghetti M; Pediatric Cardiology Unit, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Centre Universitaire Romand de Cardiologie et Chirurgie Cardiaque Pédiatrique, University of Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0231335 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1931-3543 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00123692 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Chest Subsets: MEDLINE
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Case Presentation: A 13-year-old male was referred after incidental finding of cardiomegaly on chest radiograph and signs of pulmonary hypertension on subsequent cardiology consult. He was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, and came to our center for a second opinion. He was born from consanguineous parents. He reported to be asymptomatic in his daily life. He was not on medications. Family history was not contributive.
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