Total Occlusion of Right Main Pulmonary Artery in a Patient with Takayasu's Arteritis and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension.
10.4250/jcu.2012.20.4.189
- Author:
Hong Mi CHOI
1
;
Hyung Kwan KIM
;
Hyo Sun SHIN
;
Seung Ah LEE
;
Hee Sun LEE
;
Gyu Chul OH
;
Seung Pyo LEE
;
Yong Jin KIM
;
Goo Yeong CHO
;
Dae Won SOHN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. hkkim73@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tricuspid valve insufficiency;
Takayasu's arteritis;
Pulmonary arterial hypertension
- MeSH:
Arteries;
Humans;
Hypertension, Pulmonary;
Prevalence;
Pulmonary Artery;
Takayasu Arteritis;
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2012;20(4):189-192
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that mainly involves medium to large sized arteries. Although pulmonary artery involvement is reported with a prevalence of about 10% to 50%, its clinical significance is underestimated. We report here one case of Takayasu's arteritis complicated by severe pulmonary hypertension due to right main pulmonary artery total occlusion.
