Pulmonary artery dissection and rupture associated with aortopulmonary window

Emmanuel Le Bret; Jean Marc Lupoglazoff; Jean Bachet; Daniel Carbognani; Kamel Bouabdallah; Thierry Folliguet; François Laborde

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.041

Pulmonary artery dissection and rupture associated with aortopulmonary window

Ann Thorac Surg. 2004 Oct;78(4):e67-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.041.

Authors

Emmanuel Le Bret¹, Jean Marc Lupoglazoff, Jean Bachet, Daniel Carbognani, Kamel Bouabdallah, Thierry Folliguet, François Laborde

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Pathology, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France. [email protected]

PMID: 15464456
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.041

Abstract

A 31-year-old man with uncorrected aortopulmonary window and fixed pulmonary hypertension experienced dissection of the pulmonary artery, rapidly complicated by a fatal spontaneous rupture into the pericardium. In the setting of pulmonary hypertension, the diagnosis of dissection and rupture of the pulmonary artery should be considered in cases of thoracic pain or cardiogenic shock.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aneurysm, Ruptured / etiology*
Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery
Aorta / abnormalities*
Aorta / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Dissection / etiology*
Aortic Dissection / surgery
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortography
Chest Pain / etiology
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / complications*
Intraoperative Complications
Male
Medical Futility
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Valve / diagnostic imaging
Rupture, Spontaneous
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology
Tomography, Spiral Computed
Ultrasonography