Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Due to Severe Congenital Pulmonic Stenosis

Tami, Luis; McElderry, M.W.

doi:10.1177/000331979404500508

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“…The patient died of heart failure 7 years after the operation, yet the aneurysm had not expanded postoperatively, suggesting that the prognosis of some patients with pulmonary artery trunk aneurysms is relatively benign, particulary in the absence of left-to-right shunting and significant pulmonary hypertension. 9 Garcia-Rinardi et al reported that no recurrence of aneurysm was found 6 years after aneurysmorrhaphy and closure of a ventricular septal defect. '° In our case, no evidence of recurrence of pulmonary artery aneurysm exists 3 years after operation.…”

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Pulmonary artery aneurysm

Taniguchi

Takemoto

Nakamura

et al. 1999

Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg

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Main pulmonary artery aneurysm is an exceedingly rare entity. We present a case of main pulmonary artery aneurysm with patent ductus arteriosus in a sixty-year-old woman. The aneurysm was successfully treated with aneurysmectomy and primary anastomosis of the defect of the main pulmonary artery, and the patent ductus arteriosus was divided. The etiology, operative indication and surgical intervention of main pulmonary artery aneurysm are discussed along with a review of the literature.

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Pulmonary artery aneurysm

Taniguchi

Takemoto

Nakamura

et al. 1999

Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg

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“…In 2004, Loukas et al [2 ]reported a case of Noonan’s syndrome with pulmonary valvular stenosis and coronary aneurysms, and in 2005, Purnell et al [3] reported a case of Noonan’s syndrome with giant aneurysms of the sinuses of Valsalva and aortic regurgitation; however, there have been no published reports of pulmonary artery aneurysms in association with this disease. In fact, the occurrence of a pulmonary artery aneurysm in the setting of pulmonary valve stenosis is very rare [4]. …”

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Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm as a Cause for Chest Pain in a Patient with Noonan’s Syndrome: A Case Report

Brown¹,

Plotnick

2007

Cardiology

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A pulmonary artery aneurysm is defined as pulmonary artery dilatation >4 cm. Pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare findings and are usually not associated with chest pain. This is the first report of a case of pulmonary artery aneurysm causing chest pain in a patient with Noonan’s syndrome. Chest X-ray showed cardiomegaly and a prominent main pulmonary artery segment and CT confirmed a pulmonary artery aneurysm with a pulmonary artery root measuring 5.6 cm. The patient underwent pulmonary valvuloplasty as well as pulmonary arterioplasty to repair the pulmonary artery aneurysm, and experienced subsequent relief of chest pain. In conclusion, pulmonary artery aneurysm is a rare complication in patients with Noonan’s syndrome and can be the cause of chest pain in such patients.

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“…1,2 Congenital pulmonic valve stenosis is associated with pulmonary artery dilation, but true pulmonary artery aneurysm formation in this clinical situation is rarely reported in the literature. 3 Proximal pulmonary artery aneurysm is usually defined by one of two main criteria: the PA/aorta diameter ratio greater than 2 as seen on transthoracic echocardiography 3,2 or a pulmonary artery diameter of greater than either 4 cm 4,5 or 5 cm 3 . On CT scans of adults, the upper limit of normal for the main PA diameter is 2.9 cm, which is another measurement used as the cutoff for pulmonary artery aneurysm.…”

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