Pulmonary artery aneurysm as a result of group 2 pulmonary artery hypertension in a patient with significant mitral and aortic valve disease - review and case report

• मुख्य लेखकों: Karolina Marzec (लेखक), Maria Jaworska-Wilczyńska (लेखक), Konrad Grobelny (लेखक), Piotr Kołsut (लेखक), Ilona Michałowska (लेखक), Patrycjusz Stokłosa (लेखक), Tomasz Hryniewiecki (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Termedia Publishing House, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Aneurysms are uncommon, but potentially life-threatening abnormalities of the pulmonary arteries. Aneurysm of the main pulmonary artery (MPA) defined as MPA diameter over 40 mm was reported in 1 : 14 000 autopsies. The most frequent location is the main pulmonary artery (89% of cases), whereas the m...