Endarterectomy for Pulmonary Embolism in a Woman With Unilateral Absence of a Pulmonary Artery.

Liang, Mengya; Yao, Jianping; Wang, Zhiping; Wu, Zhongkai · Ann Thorac Surg · 2022

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery is a very rare congenital cardiovascular malformation. In this report we present the case of a 31-year-old woman with unilateral absence of a pulmonary artery who developed chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension after multiple episodes of pulmonary embolism due to thrombophilia. Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy was performed, and the short-term outcome was satisfactory.

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