Giant pulmonary artery aneurysm in a setting of Wegener’s granulomatosis
Giant pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare with a poorly understood natural history. They can be idiopathic but often associated with congenital cardiac deformities, pulmonary hypertension or vasculitides. Indications for surgery and clinical course are still not well defined. We present a case of a...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cardiovascular and thoracic open 2015-01, Vol.1 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Giant pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare with a poorly understood natural history. They can be idiopathic but often associated with congenital cardiac deformities, pulmonary hypertension or vasculitides. Indications for surgery and clinical course are still not well defined. We present a case of a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm corrected surgically using a Dacron bifurcation graft with concomitant single concomitant coronary artery bypass graft and 4-year radiology follow-up. |
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ISSN: | 2055-5520 2055-5520 |
DOI: | 10.1177/2055552015598050 |