title: Giant idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm: an interesting incidental finding.
abstract: Idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm is a rare condition. This type of aneurysm can be presented with noncardiac symptoms or even asymptomatic. We report a 73-year-old man with a gigantic idiopathic pulmonary artery aneurysm which was referred to our unit for his kidney problems. During his workup we incidentally found the aneurysm by an abnormal chest-X ray and auscultation. Our further evaluations revealed a 9.8 cm aneurysm in transthoracic echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Ghaem Hospital, Dr. Shariati Square, Ahmadabad Avenue, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Afsoon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fazlinejad
authors.affiliation: Ghaem Hospital, Dr. Shariati Square, Ahmadabad Avenue, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vojdanparast
authors.affiliation: Student Research Committee, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jafarzadeh Esfehani
authors.affiliation: Azad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Sahar Sadat
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Moosavi
authors.affiliation: Azad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jalali
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