Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Hyperthyroidism: A Potentially Fatal Combination
Trapp CM, Elder RW, Gerken AT, Sopher AB, Lerner S, Aranoff GS, Rosenzweig EB. Pediatric Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Hyperthyroidism: A Potentially Fatal Combination. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2012, 97: 2217-2222. PMID: 22622024, PMCID: PMC3387403, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-1109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary arterial hypertensionAcute cardiopulmonary decompensationThyroid function testsCardiopulmonary decompensationAcute decompensationArterial hypertensionPAH patientsFunction testsPediatric pulmonary arterial hypertensionEmergency total thyroidectomySetting of hyperthyroidismStable PAH patientsTargeted PAH therapyRadioactive iodine ablationInstitutional review board approvalSymptoms of hyperthyroidismReview board approvalEmergency thyroidectomyPAH therapyIodine ablationTotal thyroidectomyΒ-blockadeAggressive treatmentPediatric patientsCardiopulmonary status