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Development of a Right Pleural Effusion after Gemcitabine Treatment
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A chest X-ray showed bilateral pleural effusions (Figure 1).
Images A-C Showing Echocardiographic Evidence of Pulmonary Hypertension
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The patient, who had no significant history of cardiac or pulmonary disease, underwent a transthoracic echocardiogram, which revealed an estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure of 35 mmHg assuming a right atrial pressure of 15 mmHg; this finding was consistent with pulmonary hypertension likely secondary to gemcitabine (Figure 2).