scholarly journals A Rare Case of Adult Aortopulmonary Window Combined with Anomalous Origin of the Right Pulmonary Artery from the Aorta Leading to Eisenmenger Syndrome

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 030006052098465
Author(s):  
Mingyue Cui ◽  
Binfeng Xia ◽  
Heru Wang ◽  
Haihui Liu ◽  
Xia Yin
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Anomalous Origin ◽  
Aortopulmonary Window ◽  
Eisenmenger Syndrome ◽  
Right Pulmonary Artery ◽  
The Right ◽  
Tract Infections

Aortopulmonary window is a rare congenital heart disease that can increase pulmonary vascular resistance, exacerbate left-to-right shunt and lead to heart failure and respiratory tract infections. Most patients die during childhood. We report a 53-year-old male patient with a large aortopulmonary window combined with anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the aorta, with Eisenmenger syndrome and without surgery.

Left hemitruncus with normal right-sided pressures in an adult

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 926-928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arima Nigam ◽  
Vijay Trehan
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Right Ventricle ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Left Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Ascending Aorta ◽  
Anomalous Origin ◽  
Right Pulmonary Artery ◽  
The Right

AbstractHemitruncus is a rare congenital heart disease. Anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery is not only rare but also pathogenetically different from anomalous origin of the right pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta. In most cases in isolated hemitrucus pressures in the right ventricle and the normally originating pulmonary artery are systemic or suprasystemic. We present a rare case of anomalous origin of the left pulmonary artery from the ascending aorta diagnosed in an adult with normal pressures in the right ventricle and normally originating pulmonary artery. To the best of our knowledge, this unique haemodynamics has never been reported in the literature.

Pulmonary Artery Fibrous Bands

1999 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-172
Author(s):  
Maria T. Perez ◽  
John B. Alexis ◽  
Tanira Ferreira ◽  
Hernando Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infections ◽  
Granulomatous Inflammation ◽  
Lung Parenchyma ◽  
Coccidioides Immitis ◽  
Right Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Perfusion Scan ◽  
The Right ◽  
Tract Infections ◽  
Extensive Necrosis

Abstract A 46-year-old woman presented with shortness of breath and frequent lower respiratory tract infections. A ventilation-perfusion scan showed markedly reduced perfusion of the right lung, and pulmonary arteriogram showed stenosis of the right pulmonary artery. A right pneumonectomy revealed dense white fibrous bands partially occluding the pulmonary artery branches and two large abscess cavities filled with pus in the upper and lower lobes. Microscopic examination revealed extensive necrosis of lung parenchyma, suppurative granulomatous inflammation with Coccidioides immitis organisms and rare acid-fast bacilli. Pulmonary artery fibrous bands were originally believed to be congenital; however, they are now known to be sequelae of thromboembolic phenomena.

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