title: Extrinsic compression of left main coronary artery by the pulmonary trunk secondary to pulmonary hypertension documented using 64-slice multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography.
abstract: Compression of left main coronary artery (LMCA) secondary to pulmonary trunk dilatation is a newly recognized entity that has been associated with severe pulmonary hypertension. In this paper we present a case of extrinsic compression of LMCA caused by dilated pulmonary trunk secondary to pulmonary hypertension documented using 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography. This case is followed by a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Morteza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Safi
authors.forename: Vahid
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eslami
authors.forename: Abbas Arjmand
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Shabestari
authors.forename: Habib
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saadat
authors.forename: Mohammad Hasan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Namazi
authors.forename: Hosein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vakili
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Movahed
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D017128:Embolectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017565:Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017131:Thrombectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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