title: Pulmonary artery dissection in a patient with undiagnosed pulmonary hypertension--A case report and review of literature.
abstract: Pulmonary artery dissection is rare and highly lethal and most reports in the literature are from autopsies. We describe a patient with undiagnosed primary pulmonary hypertension suffering from pulmonary artery dissection that subsequently underwent surgical repair and in addition review the current literature on this topic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Carl Johan
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Malm
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ternström
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden.
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jörgensen
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. Electronic address: goran.dellgren@vgregion.se.
authors.forename: Göran
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dellgren
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Pulmonary aneurysm; Pulmonary dissection; Pulmonary hypertension; Reconstruction; Surgical treatment