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Idiopathic Dilatation of the Pulmonary Artery–A Case Report
Author(s) -
Kharge Jayashree,
Singh Ajit Pal,
Raghu Thagachagere Ramegowda,
Hegde Madhav,
Bharata Ashalatha,
Manjunath Cholenahally Nanjappa
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12291
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary artery , natural history , cardiology , right pulmonary artery , left pulmonary artery , main pulmonary artery , artery , radiology
Idiopathic dilatation of the pulmonary artery ( IDPA ) is a rare anomaly presenting with enlargement of the pulmonary artery in the absence of an identifiable cause. The natural history of this silent but potentially life‐threatening disease can be unpredictable. We report a case of IDPA in an 80‐year‐old female with a massively dilated pulmonary artery.