Massive pulmonary valve insufficiency associated with double pulmonary artery and ascending aorta aneurysm

Ghassan Naja; Georges Fayad; Thomas Modine; Christophe Decoene; Richard Azzaoui; Benoît Larrue; Henri Warembourg

Massive pulmonary valve insufficiency associated with double pulmonary artery and ascending aorta aneurysm

J Heart Valve Dis. 2006 Jan;15(1):146-8.

Authors

Ghassan Naja¹, Georges Fayad, Thomas Modine, Christophe Decoene, Richard Azzaoui, Benoît Larrue, Henri Warembourg

Affiliation

¹ Service de Chirurgie Cardiovasculaire, Hôpital Cardiologique, CHRU de Lille, France.

PMID: 16480029

Abstract

A case is reported of aneurysm of both the ascending aorta and pulmonary artery, associated with massive pulmonary valve insufficiency. Pulmonary artery aneurysm is a rare condition of unknown natural history; therapeutic management has not yet been established. Pulmonary valve insufficiency is also rare, with reported etiologies comprising mainly pulmonary valve anomalies. A comparative review of the literature relating to the diagnosis and therapeutic management of the condition is provided.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / physiopathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology
Pulmonary Artery / surgery
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / etiology
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Pulmonary Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed