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Pulmonary artery aneurysm: review and case report
A Lopez-Candales1, R E Kleiger, J Aleman-Gomez
1Division of Cardiology, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Washington University Medical Center, Missouri 63110, USA.
Clinical Cardiology
|December 1, 1995
Summary
Pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare, often diagnosed post-mortem. This case highlights a patient with a pulmonary artery aneurysm, presenting with dissection symptoms 30 years after valve surgery.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Vascular Surgery
- Medical Case Reports
Background:
- Aneurysms of the main pulmonary artery are uncommon, with limited clinical data.
- Existing knowledge largely stems from autopsy studies.
- Pulmonary artery aneurysms can be associated with congenital or acquired heart conditions.