Successful treatment for a patient with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension comorbid with essential thrombocythemia with the JAK2 V617F mutation by balloon pulmonary angioplasty

Successful treatment for a patient with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension comorbid with essential thrombocythemia with the JAK2 V617F mutation by balloon pulmonary angioplasty

A-71-year-old woman was diagnosed as chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) accompanied by essential thrombocythemia (ET) with JAK2 V617F mutation. Blood test showed remarkable increase of platelet counts (132.9 × 10^4/μL) and elevated plasma BNP level (125.1pg/mL). Right heart cathet...

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Main Authors: Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Yasuhiro Izumiya, Hiroya Hayashi, Yoshitaka Ichikawa, Hirotoshi Ishikawa, Atsushi Shibata, Takanori Yamazaki, Minoru Yoshiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Essential thrombocythemia
Balloon pulmonary angioplasty
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007120304494

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