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Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy: Exploration into current diagnostic aids and therapeutics

Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is an under‐recognized cause of pulmonary hypertension and fulminant right ventricle failure. It is associated with a high mortality due to delay in diagnosis. We present two cases of PTTM, both diagnosed postmortem, highlighting the importance of ti...

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Autores principales: Ramakrishnan, Pavithra, Dahiya, Garima, Lindstrom, Meghan, Thenappan, Thenappan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10427771/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37593090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pul2.12278
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Sumario:Pulmonary tumor thrombotic microangiopathy (PTTM) is an under‐recognized cause of pulmonary hypertension and fulminant right ventricle failure. It is associated with a high mortality due to delay in diagnosis. We present two cases of PTTM, both diagnosed postmortem, highlighting the importance of timely identification and initiation of treatment for this near‐fatal condition.