PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: A CASE REPORT
Authors: S W ROSEN, J CHAMBERLAIN, L BERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1959)

Case Reports1 August 1959PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION: A CASE REPORTSIDNEY W. ROSEN, M.D., JACQUES CHAMBERLAIN, M.D., LEONARD BERG, M. D.SIDNEY W. ROSEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JACQUES CHAMBERLAIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEONARD BERG, M. D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-51-2-390 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPrimary pulmonary hypertension is still a rare condition. However, since the introduction of cardiac catheterization1 it has been described more frequently. Until 1941 only 20 cases had been considered to meet the criteria for this diagnosis as established by Brenner in 1935.2a, b, c, d, e In 1951 Dresdale3 reported four cases seen over a two-year period in a 500-bed general hospital.The disease should be suspected in a patient who has had a recent onset of dyspnea accompanied by weakness and syncope on exertion.4Pain of the anginal type has occasionally been described. Examination reveals a greatly accentuated second...Bibliography1. Wood P: Congenital heart disease; review of its clinical aspects in light of experience gained by means of modern techniques, Brit. M. J. 2: 639-645 (Sept. 16) 1950; 693-698 (Sept. 23) 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Brenner O(a) : Pathology of the vessels of the pulmonary circulation. Part I, Arch. Int. Med. 56: 211-237 (Aug.) 1935. (b) Brenner, O.: Pathology of the vessels of the pulmonary circulation. Part II. Diseases of the pulmonary vessels, Arch. Int. Med. 56: 457-497 (Sept.) 1935. (c) Brenner, O.: Pathology of the vessels of the pulmonary circulation. Part III. Secondary pulmonary vascular sclerosis, Arch. Int. Med. 56: 724-752 (Oct.) 1935. (d) Brenner, O.: Pathology of the vessels of the pulmonary circulation. Part IV. Primary pulmonary vascular sclerosis, Arch. Int. Med. 56: 976-1014 (Nov.) 1935. (e) Brenner, O.: Pathology of the vessels of the pulmonary circulation. Part V. Tuberculosis of the pulmonary vessels, Arch. Int. Med. 56: 1189-1241 (Dec.) 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. DresdaleSchultzMichtom DTMRJ: Primary pulmonary hypertension; clinical and hemodynamic study, Am. J. Med. 11: 686-705 (Dec.) 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Dressler W: Effort syncope as early manifestation of primary pulmonary hypertension, Am. J. M. Sc. 223: 131-143 (Feb.) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Dexter L, in case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital, case 43311, New England J. Med. 257: 235-241 (Aug. 1) 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. ClarkeCoombsHadfieldTodd RCCFGAT: On certain abnormalities, congenital and acquired, of the pulmonary artery, Quart. J. Med. 21: 51-69 (Oct.) 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. DresdaleMichtomSchultz DTRJM: Recent studies in primary pulmonary hypertension including pharmacodynamic observations on pulmonary vascular resistance, Bull. New York Acad. Med. 30: 195-207 (Mar.) 1954. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. RudolphPaul AMMH: Pulmonary and systemic vascular response to continuous infusion of 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) in the dog, Am. J. Physiol. 189: 263-268 (May) 1957. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chelsea, Massachusetts*Received for publication March 12, 1958.From the U. S. Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Massachusetts.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Sidney W. Rosen, M.D., 387 High Street, Fall River, Massachusetts. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPrimäre pulmonale HypertensionAn etiologic concept concerning the obscure myocardiopathiesIdiopathic pulmonary hypertensionOn the Cause of Syncope and Sudden Death in Primary Pulmonary HypertensionTHOMAS N. JAMES, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 August 1959Volume 51, Issue 2Page: 390-398KeywordsDyspneaElectrocardiographyHypertensionPulmonary hypertensionSchistosomiasisStenosisSyncopeVasculitis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...