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JACC Asia
December 2024
Department of Cardiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Heart Lung Circ
January 2025
Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Electronic address:
Heart Lung Circ
January 2025
University Centre for Research & Development Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India.
Medicine (Baltimore)
January 2025
Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Rationale: We report the efficacy of combination prednisolone and intravenous (IV) rituximab as an immunosuppressive regimen for a young male presenting with extensive venous thromboembolism including a submassive pulmonary embolism secondary to life-threatening nephrotic syndrome from very high risk anti-phospholipase-A2 receptor (PLA2R) positive membranous nephropathy. Initial treatment was with mechanical thrombectomy and anticoagulation. Thereafter, oral prednisolone was initiated to induce remission, during a period of uninterrupted anticoagulation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe main treatment of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is radical surgery, pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PEA). However, about 40% of patients with CTEPH are inoperable due to distal pulmonary vascular lesions or the severity of hemodynamic disorders. Almost 30% of patients with CTEPH experience persistent or recurrent pulmonary hypertension after surgery, that requires a drug treatment with PAH-specific drugs.
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