Pulmonary Artery Dissection: A Fatal Complication of Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary artery dissection is extremely rare but it is a really life-threatening condition when it happens. Most patients die suddenly from major bleeding or tamponade caused by direct rupture into mediastinum or retrograde into the pericardial sac. What we are reporting is a rare case of a 46-year...

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Main Authors: Chuanchen Zhang, Xiaoyong Huang, Shuhua Li, Hengchen Yao, Bin Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4739803
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description Pulmonary artery dissection is extremely rare but it is a really life-threatening condition when it happens. Most patients die suddenly from major bleeding or tamponade caused by direct rupture into mediastinum or retrograde into the pericardial sac. What we are reporting is a rare case of a 46-year-old female patient whose pulmonary artery dissection involves both the pulmonary valve and right pulmonary artery. The patient had acute chest pain and severe dyspnea, and the diagnosis of pulmonary artery dissection was confirmed by ultrasonography and CT angiography. Moreover, its etiology, clinical manifestations, and management are also discussed in this article.
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spelling doaj-art-1ba97d533a6b4e39bacdea80c19251292025-08-20T03:54:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352016-01-01201610.1155/2016/47398034739803Pulmonary Artery Dissection: A Fatal Complication of Pulmonary HypertensionChuanchen Zhang0Xiaoyong Huang1Shuhua Li2Hengchen Yao3Bin Zhang4Department of Radiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Shandong University, 67 Dongchang West Road, Liaocheng District, Shandong 252000, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, 2 Anzhen Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Shandong University, 67 Dongchang West Road, Liaocheng District, Shandong 252000, ChinaDepartment of Cardiology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Shandong University, 67 Dongchang West Road, Liaocheng District, Shandong 252000, ChinaDepartment of Surgery, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Shandong University, 67 Dongchang West Road, Liaocheng District, Shandong 252000, ChinaPulmonary artery dissection is extremely rare but it is a really life-threatening condition when it happens. Most patients die suddenly from major bleeding or tamponade caused by direct rupture into mediastinum or retrograde into the pericardial sac. What we are reporting is a rare case of a 46-year-old female patient whose pulmonary artery dissection involves both the pulmonary valve and right pulmonary artery. The patient had acute chest pain and severe dyspnea, and the diagnosis of pulmonary artery dissection was confirmed by ultrasonography and CT angiography. Moreover, its etiology, clinical manifestations, and management are also discussed in this article.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4739803
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title_fullStr Pulmonary Artery Dissection: A Fatal Complication of Pulmonary Hypertension
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title_short Pulmonary Artery Dissection: A Fatal Complication of Pulmonary Hypertension
title_sort pulmonary artery dissection a fatal complication of pulmonary hypertension
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