Total Occlusion of Right Main Pulmonary Artery in a Patient with Takayasu's Arteritis and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension.
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that mainly involves medium to large sized arteries. Although pulmonary artery involvement is reported with a prevalence of about 10% to 50%, its clinical significance is underestimated. We report here one case of Takayasu's arteritis complicated by severe pulmonary hypertension due to right main pulmonary artery total occlusion.
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Hong-Mi
HM
Choi
Hyung-Kwan
HK
Kim
Hyo-Sun
HS
Shin
Seung-Ah
SA
Lee
Hee-Sun
HS
Lee
Gyu-Chul
GC
Oh
Seung-Pyo
SP
Lee
Yong-Jin
YJ
Kim
Goo-Yeong
GY
Cho
Dae-Won
DW
Sohn
Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Takayasu's arteritis; Tricuspid valve insufficiency