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Our patient suffered from 2 rare disorders: idiopathic arterial pulmonary hypertension (IPAH) and fungal mural endocarditis. Decompensation of IPAH is a life threatening condition. We report fungi endocarditis as a rare, reversible cause of exacerbation of IPAH. We discuss management of decompensated right ventricular failure secondary to nonvalvular mural endocarditis.

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The incidence of fungal endocarditis in patients with idiopathic arterial pulmonary (IPAH) hypertension is unknown. We observed insufficient response to PAH‑specific drugs in case of concomitant mural endocarditis.

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Diagnostic of fungal infection should be considered in patients with idiopathic arterial pulmonary hypertension not responding to standard therapy

Leszek Drabik
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski w Krakowie

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This page is a summary of: Rapid progressive idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (RCD code: II-1A.1), Journal of Rare Cardiovascular Diseases, January 2013, SoftQ Sp. z.o.o.,
DOI: 10.20418/jrcd.vol1no2.80.
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