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A CASE OF PRIMARY PULMONARY HYPERTENSION WITH TWIN PREGNANCY

KAVITHA P PARANTHAMAN

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Primary pulmonary hypertension is a disease of unknown etiology in which pulmonary artery hypertension exists in the absence of significant parenchymal disease or a primary cardiac disorder.Primary pulmonary hypertension associated with pregnancy carries a high mortality rate of           30-50.Primary pulmonary hypertension is a rare progressive condition aggravated by the physiological changes occurring during pregnancy.Here we describe the case of a twin            pregnancy presenting with primary pulmonary hypertension.


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