Case Report

Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Caused by Smoldering Plasma Cell Myeloma: An Autopsy Case of POEMS Syndrome

Figure 1

Transverse section of the heart showing marked hypertrophy of the right ventricle with a wall thickness of 7 mm. The interventricular septum is straight, giving a “D-” shaped morphology of the left ventricle, characteristic of severe PH.
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