Symptomatic chronically dissected giant pulmonary artery in a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Mar;159(3):e199-e201. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.02.084. Epub 2019 Mar 4.

Authors

Alexander Steger¹, Marcus-André Deutsch², Rüdiger Lange², Tareq Ibrahim³

Affiliations

¹ Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany. Electronic address: alexander.steger@tum.de.
² Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, German Heart Center Munich, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany.
³ Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin I, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany.

PMID: 30952538
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.02.084

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MeSH terms

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Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / etiology
Aortic Dissection / physiopathology
Aortic Dissection / surgery*
Arterial Pressure
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
Chronic Disease
Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Stenosis / etiology*
Coronary Stenosis / physiopathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Marfan Syndrome / complications*
Marfan Syndrome / diagnosis
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / complications*
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / diagnosis
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension / physiopathology
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Treatment Outcome