Open AccessIsolated agenesis of the left pulmonary artery: A case report
Author(s) -
M J Mpe,
W van Aswegen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african journal of thoracic and critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-0205
pISSN - 2617-0191
DOI - 10.7196/ajtccm.2021.v27i3.105
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary disease , left pulmonary artery , cardiology , pulmonary artery , agenesis , outpatient clinic , heart disease , surgery
We present a case of a middle-aged patient followed up at the medical outpatient’s department routinely over two years for hypertensive heart disease and tobacco-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The patient was found to have an additional problem of congenital absence of the left main pulmonary artery.