A Patient with Dyspnea and an Enlarged Right Ventricle.

Michelle Nsahlai Amr TelmesaniValeria E Duarte

Published in: Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal (2022)

Case report of a patient with no significant past medical history who presented with reports of dizziness, dyspnea on exertion, and palpitations that had been ongoing for at least 5 years. It demonstrates the importance of considering the presence of an inter-atrial shunt when evaluating a patient with an unexplained dilated right atrium and right ventricle.

Keyphrases

pulmonary arterial hypertension
pulmonary artery
case report
pulmonary hypertension
emergency department
heart failure
mitral valve
palliative care
left atrial
advanced cancer
inferior vena cava