Syncope in a 2-Year-Old: ED Presentation of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension - 10/09/11
Abstract |
We describe the case of a previously well 2-year-old girl who was found to have primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) after presenting to the ED with syncope. Although physical examination findings were normal, an ECG and chest radiograph showed signs of PPH. The patient's hospital course was significant for syncopal episodes and sudden death while she awaited a heart transplant. This case illustrates that suspected cardiac syncope in the young warrants a focused ED evaluation with attention to causes of a life-threatening nature. [Farnie DE, Storrow A, Whitley H: Syncope in a 2-year-old: ED presentation of primary pulmonary hypertension. Ann Emerg Med September 1997;30:337-342.]
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 | From the Joint Military Medical Centers Emergency Medicine Residency, Department of Emergency Medicine,* and the Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics,‡ Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX. |
| The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of Defense or other departments of the US Government. |
 | Address for reprints: David Famie, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, 59th Medical Wing/PSAE, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5300, 210 292-7084, Fax 210 292-7649 |
| Reprint no. 47/1/83925 |
Vol 30 - N° 3
P. 337-342 - septembre 1997 Retour au numéro
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