Aortic Dissection Presenting with Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension Caused by Compression of the Pulmonary Artery by Dissecting Hematoma: A Case Report.
- Author:
Dong Hun KIM
1
;
Sang Wan RYU
;
Yong Sun CHOI
;
Byoung Hee AHN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Radiograph, aorta; Computed tomography (CT), aorta; Aorta, dissection; Dissection, pulmonary hypertension
- MeSH: Aortic Aneurysm/*complications/diagnosis; Aortic Rupture/*complications/diagnosis; Constriction, Pathologic; Female; Hematoma/*complications; Human; Hypertension, Pulmonary/*etiology; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Artery/pathology/radiography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2004;5(2):139-142
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: The rupture of an acute dissection of the ascending aorta into the space surrounding the pulmonary artery is an uncommon occurrence. No previous cases of transient pulmonary hypertension caused by a hematoma surrounding the pulmonary artery have been documented in the literature. Herein, we report a case of acute aortic dissection presenting as secondary pulmonary hypertension.
