Primary pulmonary hypertension: a case report.
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چکیده
Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is a rare disease which usually presents with shortness of breath. We report a case of a female patient who presented with dyspnoea. We diagnosed her as a case of PPH on the basis of detailed history, careful physical examination and common investigations like electrocardiogram (ECG), chest radiography and Doppler echocardiograhy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of internal medicine
دوره 51 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1959