Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension

Pulmonary veins stenosis in a Down Syndrome infant with normal connection pulmonary vein is rare and precise incidence of this disease is unknown. We report a case of progressive multiple pulmonary vein stenosis in a Down Syndrome infant with congenital heart disease and transient myeloproliferative...

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Main Authors: Zahari, Norazah, Sirisani, Joyce Darshinee Dom
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Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2018
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spelling my.um.eprints.202192019-01-30T02:15:52Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/20219/ Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension Zahari, Norazah Sirisani, Joyce Darshinee Dom R Medicine RJ Pediatrics Pulmonary veins stenosis in a Down Syndrome infant with normal connection pulmonary vein is rare and precise incidence of this disease is unknown. We report a case of progressive multiple pulmonary vein stenosis in a Down Syndrome infant with congenital heart disease and transient myeloproliferative leukaemia. This case-report aims to improve awareness among physicians and sonographers of this disease and the importance of pulmonary vein assessment in congenital heart disease with unexplained pulmonary hypertension. Malaysian Medical Association 2018 Article PeerReviewed Zahari, Norazah and Sirisani, Joyce Darshinee Dom (2018) Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 73 (2). pp. 119-120. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2018/v73n2/pulmonary-hypertension.pdf
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Zahari, Norazah
Sirisani, Joyce Darshinee Dom
Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension
description Pulmonary veins stenosis in a Down Syndrome infant with normal connection pulmonary vein is rare and precise incidence of this disease is unknown. We report a case of progressive multiple pulmonary vein stenosis in a Down Syndrome infant with congenital heart disease and transient myeloproliferative leukaemia. This case-report aims to improve awareness among physicians and sonographers of this disease and the importance of pulmonary vein assessment in congenital heart disease with unexplained pulmonary hypertension.
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author Zahari, Norazah
Sirisani, Joyce Darshinee Dom
author_facet Zahari, Norazah
Sirisani, Joyce Darshinee Dom
author_sort Zahari, Norazah
title Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension
title_short Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension
title_full Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension
title_fullStr Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension
title_full_unstemmed Progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension
title_sort progressive pulmonary vein stenosis in down syndrome infant: a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension
publisher Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/20219/
http://www.e-mjm.org/2018/v73n2/pulmonary-hypertension.pdf
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