Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7559
Title: Unexpected cause of cyanosis and dyspnea in an adult: Direct communication of the right pulmonary artery and left atrium
Authors: Kılıç, İsmail Doğu
Alihanoglu, Y.I.
Karabulut, N.
Durna, F.
Emrecan, Bilgin
Keywords: adult
article
blood vessel stapler
case report
computer assisted tomography
congenital heart malformation
cyanosis
digital clubbing
dyspnea
endobronchial intubation
female
heart catheterization
human
nuclear magnetic resonance imaging
oxygen saturation
priority journal
pulmonary artery malformation
pulse oximetry
right pulmonary artery heart left atrium direct communication
spleen infarction
thoracotomy
transesophageal echocardiography
Adult
Aneurysm
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Congenital Abnormalities
Cyanosis
Dyspnea
Female
Heart Atria
Humans
Pulmonary Artery
Rare Diseases
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Surgical Procedures
Publisher: Elsevier USA
Abstract: Direct communication of the right pulmonary artery and the left atrium is an extremely rare congenital malformation of the pulmonary vasculature. A 41-year-old woman with a history of cyanosis since childhood presented with mild exertional dyspnea. On physical examination, she had central cyanosis, clubbing of the fingers, and an upright position caused by orthodeoxia. Imaging studies showed a very large aneurysm in the distal right pulmonary artery with a direct communication to the left atrium. The patient underwent successful repair, with resolution of hypoxia and exertional symptoms. © 2014 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7559
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.08.027
ISSN: 0003-4975
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