Aortic dissection presenting with secondary pulmonary hypertension caused by compression of the pulmonary artery by dissecting hematoma: a case report.
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.
Kim
Dong Hun
DH
Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. dhk1107@hanmail.net
Ryu
Sang Wan
SW
Choi
Yong-Sun
YS
Ahn
Byoung-Hee
BH
D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed