Idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm.

Full Abstract

Pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is an uncommon lesion, which may be associated with different etiologies including congenital cardiovascular diseases, systemic vasculitis, connective tissue diseases, infections, and trauma. Idiopathic PAA is sporadically diagnosed by exclusion of concomitant major pathology. We report a case of a 56-year-old female with an idiopathic pulmonary artery dilatation identified fortuitously by echocardiography and confirmed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography. Neither significant pulmonary valve dysfunction nor pulmonary hypertension and other cardiac abnormalities which might contribute to the PAA development were found. Here, we describe echocardiographic and computed tomography findings and review the literature on PAA management.

Author information

Author/s: Kotwica, Tomasz (T); Szumarska, Joanna (J); Staniszewska-Marszalek, Edyta (E); Mazurek, Walentyna (W); Kosmala, Wojciech (W);

Affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (Echocardiography), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-May; vol 26 (issue 5) : pp 593-5

Dates: Created 2009/05/14; Completed 2009/07/27;

PMID: 19054043, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 8/20/2009, IMS Date: )

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