Open AccessChronic Pulmonary Artery Dissection Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Author(s) -
Cook Rhonda,
Duarte Alexander G.,
Boor Paul,
Daniel Cowan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pulmonary circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 2045-8940
DOI - 10.1086/674560
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary artery , pulmonary hypertension , complication , cardiology , dissection (medical) , chest pain , surgery
Pulmonary artery dissection is a complication associated with pulmonary arterial hypertension. This complication is described as acute in onset and is frequently fatal without intervention. We describe a patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and chest pain found to have an unsuspected chronic pulmonary artery dissection on postmortem examination. Chronic pulmonary artery dissection should be considered in patients with chest pain and worsening dyspnea, as the frequency this condition may be underestimated.