Pseudo-Infarction Reversal in Right Precordial Leads: ECG Evolution in Severe Pulmonary Hypertension.
Wang Lina L, Cui Yuxia Y, Song Jing J, Zhao Qinghao Q et al.
An acute pulmonary hypertension (PH) crisis causes dynamic electrocardiographic (ECG) changes, but complete post-therapy normalization-especially in post-transplant thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) patients-is rarely documented. A 53-year-old man with acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation presented with dyspnea. Right heart catheterization confirmed an acute pulmonary hypertension crisis (mean pulmonary arterial pressure: 52 mm Hg) secondary to thrombotic microangiopathy. Treatment with inhaled nitric oxide and treprostinil led to improvement. Follow-up echocardiography showed normalized pulmonary arterial pressure (35 mm Hg), resolution of ECG abnormalities (including a myocardial infarction pattern in the right precordial leads), and no PH recurrence. This case highlights TMA as a rare cause of reversible, vasoreactive PH after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and documents the full ECG evolution during PH crisis and recovery. ECG monitoring is essential for diagnosing and tracking acute PH crises in transplant patients. Post-transplant TMA can cause reversible PH, requiring prompt hemodynamic assessment and targeted therapy.