A rare case of unilateral agenesis of left pulmonary artery presenting as severe pulmonary arterial hypertension

Authors

  • Susheel Kumar Malani Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra
  • Prashant Kashyap Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra
  • Digvijay Nalawade Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21542/gcsp.2023.15

Abstract

A 26-year-old young male patient presented with progressive dyspnea over the previous 2 years. The patient also had pulmonary hypertension. Computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography showed absence of the left pulmonary artery, and conventional pulmonary and aortic root angiograms showed ipsilateral lung receiving collaterals from the left internal mammary artery and thyrocervical trunk.

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Published

2023-06-27

Issue

Vol. 2023 No. 3 (2023)

Section

Images in cardiology

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