title: Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary artery dissection.
abstract: Pulmonary artery dissection is a fatal complication of long-standing pulmonary hypertension, manifesting as acute, stabbing chest pain, progressive dyspnea, cardiogenic shock, or sudden death. Its incidence has been underestimated, and therapeutic options are still scarce. In patients with pulmonary hypertension, new chest pain, acute chest pain, or cardiogenic shock should raise the suspicion of pulmonary artery dissection, which can result in sudden death.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery, Federal University of Minas Gerais School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. racorrea9@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ricardo de Amorim
authors.initials: Rde A
authors.lastname: Corrêa
authors.forename: Luciana Cristina dos Santos
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Cláudia Juliana
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Rezende
authors.forename: Rodrigo Castro
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Bernardes
authors.forename: Tarciane Aline
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Prata
authors.forename: Henrique Lima
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography