Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Review of 3 Cases

Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Review of 3 Cases

Pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are defined as having pulmonary artery diameter of greater than 40 mm. PAAs are rare and can occur in various pulmonary diseases. There are no clear-cut guidelines regarding the management of PAAs, and recommendations for management are made based on expert consensu...

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Main Authors: Talha Ahmed, Gautam V. Ramani, Mehrdad Ghoreishi, Ayesha Safdar, Bartley P. Griffith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1924014
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spelling doaj-14db166527f64670bf7c6361e7d8ef502020-11-24T21:46:43ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122019-01-01201910.1155/2019/19240141924014Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Review of 3 CasesTalha Ahmed0Gautam V. Ramani1Mehrdad Ghoreishi2Ayesha Safdar3Bartley P. Griffith4Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Midtown Campus, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Maryland, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland, USAArmy Medical College, PakistanDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland, USAPulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are defined as having pulmonary artery diameter of greater than 40 mm. PAAs are rare and can occur in various pulmonary diseases. There are no clear-cut guidelines regarding the management of PAAs, and recommendations for management are made based on expert consensus opinion, case reports, and institutional experience. This series highlights three patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and PAA. The clinical course and diagnostic findings and the decision-making involved in the treatment are reviewed. An overview of three distinct management strategies including medical management, heart/lung transplant, and surgical aneurysm repair is presented.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1924014
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author Talha Ahmed
Gautam V. Ramani
Mehrdad Ghoreishi
Ayesha Safdar
Bartley P. Griffith
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Gautam V. Ramani
Mehrdad Ghoreishi
Ayesha Safdar
Bartley P. Griffith
Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Review of 3 Cases
Case Reports in Cardiology
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Gautam V. Ramani
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Ayesha Safdar
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title Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Review of 3 Cases
title_short Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Review of 3 Cases
title_full Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Review of 3 Cases
title_fullStr Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Review of 3 Cases
title_full_unstemmed Management of Pulmonary Artery Aneurysms in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Single-Center Review of 3 Cases
title_sort management of pulmonary artery aneurysms in pulmonary hypertension: a single-center review of 3 cases
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Cardiology
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publishDate 2019-01-01
description Pulmonary artery aneurysms (PAAs) are defined as having pulmonary artery diameter of greater than 40 mm. PAAs are rare and can occur in various pulmonary diseases. There are no clear-cut guidelines regarding the management of PAAs, and recommendations for management are made based on expert consensus opinion, case reports, and institutional experience. This series highlights three patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) and PAA. The clinical course and diagnostic findings and the decision-making involved in the treatment are reviewed. An overview of three distinct management strategies including medical management, heart/lung transplant, and surgical aneurysm repair is presented.
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