title: Aortic dissection presenting with secondary pulmonary hypertension caused by compression of the pulmonary artery by dissecting hematoma: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea. dhk1107@hanmail.net
authors.forename: Dong Hun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Wan
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Yong-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Byoung-Hee
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: 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