Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms

Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms

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Patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) are mostly asymptomatic and TAA is rarely related to heart failure (HF). We report the case of an 80-year-old female patient, with type A TAA without dissection, with right pulmonary artery and left atrium compression, who presented with HF, preserved eje...

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Main Authors: Antonio José Lagoeiro Jorge, Wolney de Andrade Martins, Victor M. Moutinho, Juliano M. Rezende, Patricia Y. Alves, Humberto Villacorta, Pedro F. Silveira, Antonio A. Couto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-06-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204918302071
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Summary:Patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) are mostly asymptomatic and TAA is rarely related to heart failure (HF). We report the case of an 80-year-old female patient, with type A TAA without dissection, with right pulmonary artery and left atrium compression, who presented with HF, preserved ejection fraction and acute pulmonary edema. Resumo: Pacientes com aneurisma da aorta torácica (AAT) são geralmente assintomáticos e o AAT é raramente associado à insuficiência cardíaca (IC). Nós relatamos o caso de uma paciente feminina, 80 anos, com um AAT tipo A sem sinais de dissecção, que apresentou compressão do átrio esquerdo e da artéria pulmonar direita e desenvolvimento de IC com fração de ejeção preservada e edema agudo de pulmão. Keywords: Thoracic aortic aneurysm, Heart failure, Pulmonary edema, Left atrium, Palavras-chave: Aneurisma da aorta torácica, Insuficiência cardíaca, Edema pulmonar, Átrio esquerdo
ISSN:2174-2049

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