Kristina Krzelj1,#,*, Irena Ivanac Vranesic2,#, Kristina Maric Besic2, Zeljko Duric1, Darko Anic1
Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 207-212, 2023, DOI:10.32604/chd.2023.027453
Abstract Main pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare, mostly asymptomatic and discovered accidentally. The main pulmonary artery aneurysms may be idiopathic or secondary to underlying diseases such as pulmonary hypertension, Behcet’s disease, connective tissue disorders, congenital heart disease, vasculitis, syphilis, tuberculosis and endocarditis. There are some indices that dextrocardia is associated with anomalies of the pulmonary arteries and pulmonary valve. A rare occurrence of main pulmonary artery aneurysms results in a lack of recommendations, so the remaining challenges are whether main pulmonary artery aneurysms should be treated, how, and when. The decision on surgical intervention or conservative treatment of the main pulmonary… More >
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