Pulmonary Artery Dissection

ABSTRACT Pulmonary artery dissection is a rare and life‐threatening event, usually a complication of chronic pulmonary hypertension leading to pulmonary artery aneurysm. We review the literature on this subject. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12529 (J Card Surg 2015;30:442–447)

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Published inJournal of cardiac surgery Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 442 - 447
Main Authors Perrotta, Sossio, Lentini, Salvatore
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2015
Subjects
Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis
Aneurysm, Dissecting - etiology
Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery - surgery
Radiography
Ultrasonography
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Summary:ABSTRACT Pulmonary artery dissection is a rare and life‐threatening event, usually a complication of chronic pulmonary hypertension leading to pulmonary artery aneurysm. We review the literature on this subject. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12529 (J Card Surg 2015;30:442–447)
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ISSN:0886-0440
1540-8191
DOI:10.1111/jocs.12529