PedAM
Pediatric Disease Annotations & Medicines
| Disease | pulmonary hypertension |
| Symptom | C0020550|hyperthyroidism |
| Sentences | 3 |
| PubMedID- 23198182 | Better screening techniques that can predict the occurrence of severe pulmonary hypertension in patients with hyperthyroidism can save the patient from a potentially fatal complication. |
| PubMedID- 24808937 | Furthermore, reports have demonstrated that mean pulmonary artery systolic pressure (pasp) in most hyperthyroidism patients with pulmonary hypertension is mildly elevated (30.4±8.5 mmhg) , and in 1 study, 16 of 39 patients (41%) had pulmonary arterial systolic pressure ≥35 mm hg 9. |
| PubMedID- 23317686 | This case report highlights the importance of considering hyperthyroidism as a cause of idiopathic pulmonary hypertension, and demonstrates the potential reversibility of its complications. |
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