| Literature DB >> 17874222 |
Abdolrazagh Kiani1, Hasan Radmehr, Reza Shabanian.
Abstract
A 5-year-old boy with main pulmonary artery aneurysm is described with two predisposing factors of patent ductus arteriosus and associated infective endarteritis. Transthorasic echocardiography showed definitely a saccular aneurysm originating from the main pulmonary artery at the site of a previous vegetation. Antibiotic therapy and surgical resection of the aneurysm allowed for clinical improvement.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17874222 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-007-9045-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Cardiol ISSN: 0172-0643 Impact factor: 1.655