Severe cough and hemoptysis induced reopening of patent foramen ovale leading to significant decrease in pulmonary artery pressure in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension： A case report

Abstract

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a perilous disease that precipitates right ventricular hypertrophy, induces right heart failure, and exerts deleterious ramifications on prognostic outcomes. The establishment of atrial communication can create a right-to-left shunt, thereby ameliorating hemodynamic parameters. Previous reports suggested that opening of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) was common in patients with severe PAH, but exhibited no discernible impact on long-term survival. We reported the case of a 39-year-old man with severe idiopathic PAH, who underwent reopening of the PFO due to severe cough and hemoptysis, followed by a marked amelioration in symptoms and a substantial decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure. The patient has survived for more than 12 years, persisting in World Health Organization functional class Ⅱ with mild PAH.

Keywords: Hemoptysis; Patent foramen ovale; Pulmonary arterial hypertension.