Right pulmonary agenesis in an elderly woman complicated by transient ischemic attack
Takashi Ueda1, Masahiko Nozoe, Yasuhisa Nakamoto
1Ueda Heart Clinic, Japan. hello@uedaheart-cln.cc
Abstract:
There are few case reports regarding patients with right lung agenesis living to old age because of both severe mediastinal and cardiac displacements. We report a 61-year-old woman with right pulmonary agenesis complicated by a transient ischemic attack that was evaluated by a three-dimensional reconstruction of helical computed tomography and an echocardiography. This patient was able to survive until old age because she had no critical anomalies in other organs including the heart. A mitral valve prolapse was detected by a two-dimensional echocardiography and we treated her with anti-platelet aggregation therapy for the prevention of recurrent stroke.
Related Concept Videos
Transient Ischemic Attack l: Introduction
Pulmonary Embolism I: Introduction
Pulmonary Embolism I: Introduction
Pulmonary Embolism II: Diagnostic Studies and Interprofessional Care
Aortic Regurgitation II: Clinical Features and Diagnostic Tests
Peripheral Artery Disease I: Introduction

