Massive pulmonary valve insufficiency associated with double pulmonary artery and ascending aorta aneurysm.
A case is reported of aneurysm of both the ascending aorta and pulmonary artery, associated with massive pulmonary valve insufficiency. Pulmonary artery aneurysm is a rare condition of unknown natural history; therapeutic management has not yet been established. Pulmonary valve insufficiency is also rare, with reported etiologies comprising mainly pulmonary valve anomalies. A comparative review of the literature relating to the diagnosis and therapeutic management of the condition is provided.
Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Cardiologique, CHRU de Lille, France.
Ghassan
G
Naja
Georges
G
Fayad
Thomas
T
Modine
Christophe
C
Decoene
Richard
R
Azzaoui
Benoît
B
Larrue
Henri
H
Warembourg
D000328:Adult; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011665:Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed