| Literature DB >> 30532898 |
Asumi Matsumoto1, Tatsuya Kawasaki1, Mayumi Takeoka2, Michiyo Yamano1, Chieko Sakai1, Kuniyasu Harimoto1, Shigeyuki Miki1, Tadaaki Kamitani1.
Abstract
Pulmonary artery dissection is an extremely rare and fatal disease that is difficult to diagnose. We report a case of a 97-year-old woman with heart failure, who was diagnosed as having silent pulmonary artery dissection by chance during transthoracic echocardiography. Surgical treatment for pulmonary artery dissection was not performed, but the patient has been doing well in a sanatorium for more than 2 years, being a centenarian.Entities:
Keywords: Centenarian; Dissection; Echocardiography; Pulmonary artery; Silent
Year: 2011 PMID: 30532898 PMCID: PMC6265393 DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2011.10.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Cardiol Cases ISSN: 1878-5409