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Novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to pulmonary hypertension due to the unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery

We report the case of a 64‐year‐old female diagnosed with severe pulmonary hypertension due to the unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery. The four‐dimensional computed tomography scan is a useful modality for revealing detailed anatomical findings for differential diagnoses and surgical decision‐...

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Autores principales: Nagamatsu, Yuki, Goda, Ayumi, Ito, Junnosuke, Takeuchi, Kaori, Kikuchi, Hanako, Kariyasu, Toshiya, Machida, Haruhiko, Inami, Takumi, Kohno, Takashi, Soejima, Kyoko, Satoh, Toru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8318494/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34137189
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13459
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Sumario:We report the case of a 64‐year‐old female diagnosed with severe pulmonary hypertension due to the unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery. The four‐dimensional computed tomography scan is a useful modality for revealing detailed anatomical findings for differential diagnoses and surgical decision‐making. The patient had severe pulmonary hypertension with a mean pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) of 74 mmHg and was treated with triple upfront combination therapy, leading to significant improvement in pulmonary haemodynamics (to 27 mmHg in mean PAP) and functional capacity (WHO functional class, from III to II; 6‐min walk distance, from 211 to 276 m).