Open AccessEchocardiographic findings in one case of Swyer‐James syndrome
Author(s) -
Piovan M.,
Sanson A.,
Milani L.,
Vallis G.
Publication year - 1991
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.4960140413
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , lung , pulmonary artery , angiography , left lung , pulmonary angiography , lung disease , cardiology
The Swyer‐James syndrome is an uncommon disease. The main finding is a hyperlucent lung with small hilar shadows on chest x‐ray. This is due to a decrease in pulmonary artery size at its origin and in the number and size of pulmonary branches. Pulmonary angiography is the standard method for diagnosis. We report a case of a unilateral hyperlucent lung in which the diagnosis was suggested by an echocardiographic evaluation.