Complications leading to sudden cardiac death in pulmonary arterial hypertension

EA Demerouti, AN Manginas… - Respiratory …, 2013 - rc.rcjournal.com
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a disease of small pulmonary arteries,
characterized by vascular proliferation and remodeling. Progressive increase in pulmonary …

Left main coronary artery compression from pulmonary artery enlargement due to pulmonary hypertension: a contemporary review and argument for percutaneous …

MS Lee, J Oyama, R Bhatia, YH Kim… - Catheterization and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery by an enlarged pulmonary artery is an
increasingly recognized and potentially reversible cause of angina and left ventricular …

Extrinsic compression of left main coronary artery by aneurysmal pulmonary artery in severe pulmonary hypertension: its correlates, clinical impact, and management …

OY Akbal, C Kaymaz, IH Tanboga… - European Heart …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aims Although left main coronary artery (LMCA) compression (Co) by pulmonary artery (PA)
aneurysm (A) has been reported in some pulmonary hypertension (PH) series, clinical …

Compression of adjacent anatomical structures by pulmonary artery dilation

W Dakkak, AR Tonelli - Postgraduate medicine, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Pulmonary hypertension is the commonest condition leading to dilated pulmonary artery. We
describe three different types of compression of adjacent anatomical structures by dilated …

Acute coronary syndrome due to extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery in a patient with severe pulmonary hypertension: successful treatment with …

JB Lindsey, ES Brilakis, S Banerjee - Cardiovascular Revascularization …, 2008 - Elsevier
A patient with severe pulmonary (arterial) hypertension (PH) presented with a non-ST
segment elevation myocardial infarction and recurrent angina at rest. Coronary angiography …

Advances in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension in neonates and children with congenital heart disease

M Suesaowalak, JP Cleary, AC Chang - World Journal of Pediatrics, 2010 - Springer
Background This article aims to review recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of
pulmonary arterial hypertension in neonates and children with congenital heart disease …

Left main coronary artery compression by dilated pulmonary artery in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Badea, DM Dorobantu, MTA Sharabiani… - Clinical Research in …, 2022 - Springer
Objective Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) can lead to left main coronary artery
compression (LMCo), but data on the impact, screening and treatment are limited. A meta …

Extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery by atrial septal defect

Y Jo, A Kawamura, M Jinzaki, T Kohno, T Anzai… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2008 - Elsevier
On rare occasions, extrinsic compression of the coronary artery can cause significant
stenosis. We report a 42-year-old woman who was referred to our hospital for surgical repair …

[HTML][HTML] Extrinsic compression of the left coronary ostium by the pulmonary trunk: management in a case of Eisenmenger syndrome

K Sivakumar, M Rajan, G Francis… - Texas Heart Institute …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery by a massively dilated pulmonary
artery in patients who have severe pulmonary hypertension can lead to significant …

[HTML][HTML] Left main coronary artery compression in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

F Alfonso, F Rivero - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2017 - jacc.org
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) entails a poor prognosis irrespective of the
underlying etiology (1–3). Typical symptoms are largely nonspecific, including dyspnea …