https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2022.2369

Rapid progression of pulmonary artery dilatation in pulmonary hypertension

Vol. 93 No. 2 (2023)
Published: July 20, 2022
Pulmonary artery, pulmonary hypertension, percutaneous coronary intervention of the left main coronary
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Angelica Cersosimo
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8463-8412
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Italy.
Gianmarco Arabia
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2715-2923
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Italy.
Enrico Vizzardi
vizzardi72@gmail.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3544-6104
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Italy.
Marco Metra
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6691-8568
Cardiology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialities, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Italy.

We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who was admitted to the cardiac department for worsening dyspnea. The last chest computed tomography (CT) showed a rapid increase in pulmonary artery dimension (65 mm in 2019, 76 mm in 2021). The symptoms reported by the patient were due to important extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA). In this case, it is very difficult to choose the best therapeutic strategy. In the end, we decided to treat the left main coronary for prevention. After 3 months no new clinical symptoms have developed.

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Cersosimo, Angelica, Gianmarco Arabia, Enrico Vizzardi, and Marco Metra. 2022. “Rapid Progression of Pulmonary Artery Dilatation in Pulmonary Hypertension”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 93 (2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2022.2369.
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