From Pulmonary Artery Repair to Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Replacement

Obstructive lesions to the pulmonary circulation present with nonspecific symptoms varying from chest pain, dyspnea on exertion, and cough to florid right heart failure.1 Congenital pulmonic stenosis, pulmonary embolism (PE), and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are common etiologies.2 Primary tumors of the pulmonary vasculature are less common and more likely occur owing to metastatic involvement.3 Given the rarity of these tumors, their presentation commonly is misdiagnosed, and patients commonly are treated for chronic thromboembolism.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: E-Challenge Source Type: research