Figures
- FIGURE 1.
High-resolution computed tomography illustrating diffuse ground-glass opacities with thickening interlobular septa.
- FIGURE 2.
Histopathology of the explanted lung tissue. a) Interstitial oedema of the lung parenchyma and massive alveolar congestion. b) Transversal and c) longitudinal sections of a lung small vein showing fibrotic occlusive lesions, wall thickening and muscularisation.
Tables
- Table. 1—
Haemodynamic parameters on presentation and following treatment with bosentan plus high doses of furosemide
Presentation# Bosentan plus furosemide¶ Heart rate beats·min−1 120 110 Right atrial pressure mmHg 11 3 Pulmonary artery pressure s/d/m mmHg 98/50/70 85/48/63 Pulmonary wedge pressure mmHg 10 8 Trans-pulmonary gradient mmHg 60 55 Blood pressure s/d/m mmHg 102/76/90 94/73/79 Cardiac output L·min1 2.5 4.0 Cardiac index L·min−1·m−2 1.4 2.4 PVR mmHg·L−1·min−1 24 13.8 SVR mmHg·L−1·min−1 31.6 19.0 PVR/SVR 0.8 0.7 Sa,O2 % 88 95 Sv,O2 % 39.1 60 s: systolic; d: diastolic; m: mean; PVR: pulmonary vascular resistance; SVR: systemic vascular resistance; Sa,O2: arterial oxygen saturation; Sv,O2: mixed venous oxygen saturation. #: oxygen, 6 L·min−1; ¶: breathing room air.
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Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease misdiagnosed as idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension
