Primary Pulmonary Hypertension

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You are incorrect - the most likely etiology of our patient's pulmonary hypertension is idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Your choice: Ventricular septal defect

Patients with a ventricular septal defect may develop pulmonary hypertension. Physical findings include a harsh systolic murmur at an early age. Pulmonary hypertension causes a reversal of the shunt and leads to cyanosis and clubbing.