Open AccessExtrinsic Compression of Left Main Coronary Artery by the Pulmonary Trunk Secondary to Pulmonary Hypertension Documented Using 64‐Slice Multidetector Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography
Author(s) -
Safi Morteza,
Eslami Vahid,
Shabestari Abbas Arjmand,
Saadat Habib,
Namazi Mohammad Hasan,
Vakili Hosein,
Movahed Mohammad Reza
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.20457
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary trunk , trunk , multidetector computed tomography , radiology , cardiology , pulmonary artery , coronary angiography , pulmonary hypertension , left coronary artery , compression (physics) , computed tomography , angiography , artery , computed tomography angiography , left pulmonary artery , myocardial infarction , ecology , materials science , composite material , biology
Compression of left main coronary artery (LMCA) secondary to pulmonary trunk dilatation is a newly recognized entity that has been associated with severe pulmonary hypertension. In this paper we present a case of extrinsic compression of LMCA caused by dilated pulmonary trunk secondary to pulmonary hypertension documented using 64‐slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography. This case is followed by a review of the literature. Copyright © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.