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
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116303286
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spelling doaj-4cf117576a2b44178e59c3fcc4e97d452020-11-25T01:58:34ZengElsevierRevista Portuguesa de Cardiologia0870-25512018-06-01376539.e1539.e2Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptomsAntonio José Lagoeiro Jorge0Wolney de Andrade Martins1Victor M. Moutinho2Juliano M. Rezende3Patricia Y. Alves4Humberto Villacorta5Pedro F. Silveira6Antonio A. Couto7Corresponding author.; Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilUniversidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, BrasilPatients 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 esquerdohttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116303286
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author 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
spellingShingle 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
Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
author_facet 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
author_sort Antonio José Lagoeiro Jorge
title Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms
title_short Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms
title_full Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms
title_fullStr Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms
title_full_unstemmed Left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms
title_sort left atrium and pulmonary artery compression due to aortic aneurysm causing heart failure symptoms
publisher Elsevier
series Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
issn 0870-2551
publishDate 2018-06-01
description 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
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255116303286
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