Unilateral absent pulmonary artery in an adult - A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Unilateral absent pulmonary artery (UAPA) is a congenital abnormality rarely diagnosed in adults. UAPA has a myriad of clinical presentations and pulmonary hypertension is present in a quarter of all cases. Isolated UAPA commonly affects the right pulmonary artery and occurs as a result of abnormal...

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Main Authors: Faheem Seedat, Ismail S. Kalla, Charles Feldman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117302095