Case Report
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World J Respirol. May 26, 2023; 12(1): 10-15
Published online May 26, 2023. doi: 10.5320/wjr.v12.i1.10
Pulmonary arterial hypertension confirmed by right heart catheterization following COVID-19 pneumonia: A case report and review of literature
Marshaleen Henriques King, Ifeoma Chiamaka Ogbuka, Vincent C Bond
Marshaleen Henriques King, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, United States
Ifeoma Chiamaka Ogbuka, Hospital Medicine, Covenant Health, Knoxville, TN 37922, United States
Vincent C Bond, Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry & Immunology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, United States
Author contributions: Henriques King M, Ogbuka IC, and Bond VC contributed equally to this work; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
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Corresponding author: Ifeoma Chiamaka Ogbuka, MD, Doctor, Hospital Medicine, Covenant Health, 244 Fort Saunders West Blvd, Knoxville, TN 37922, United States. icdwrites@gmail.com
Received: December 31, 2022
Peer-review started: December 31, 2022
First decision: January 20, 2023
Revised: February 24, 2023
Accepted: May 8, 2023
Article in press: May 8, 2023
Published online: May 26, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Pulmonary arterial hypertension has been reported in literature as a cardiovascular complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To our knowledge, this is the first case report of pulmonary arterial hypertension confirmed by right heart catheterization in a non-ventilated patient following infection with COVID-19 complicated by hypoxic respiratory insufficiency.