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

• Main Authors: Karolina Marzec (Author), Maria Jaworska-Wilczyńska (Author), Konrad Grobelny (Author), Piotr Kołsut (Author), Ilona Michałowska (Author), Patrycjusz Stokłosa (Author), Tomasz Hryniewiecki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Termedia Publishing House, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...