Total Occlusion of Right Main Pulmonary Artery in a Patient with Takayasu's Arteritis and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
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: 189-192, 2012.
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ABSTRACT
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that mainly involves medium to large sized arteries. Although pulmonary artery involvement is reported with a prevalence of about 10% to 50%, its clinical significance is underestimated. We report here one case of Takayasu's arteritis complicated by severe pulmonary hypertension due to right main pulmonary artery total occlusion.
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Asunto principal:
Arterias
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Arteria Pulmonar
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Insuficiencia de la Válvula Tricúspide
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Prevalencia
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Arteritis de Takayasu
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Hipertensión Pulmonar
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio de prevalencia
Límite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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