Loading...
Idiopathic Pulmonary Vein Thrombus Extending into Left Atrium: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Rana, Muhammad Asim Tilbury, Nicholas Kumar, Yashwant Ahmad, Habib Naser, Kamal Patel, Awani
Rana, Muhammad Asim
Tilbury, Nicholas
Kumar, Yashwant
Ahmad, Habib
Naser, Kamal
Patel, Awani
Abstract
Pulmonary vein thrombosis (PVT) is rather an uncommon condition which presents nonspecifically and is usually associated with lung malignancy and major pulmonary surgery. Rarely could no cause be found. It causes increased pulmonary venous pressure leading to pulmonary arterial vasoconstriction and subsequent pulmonary arterial hypertension and subsequently can cause cor pulmonale if not addressed in timely fashion. Other associated complications like peripheral embolization and stroke have also been reported. This case emphasizes the importance of maintaining high index of clinical suspicion especially when CT pulmonary angiogram is negative for pulmonary embolism.
MIDER Authors
Citations
Altmetric:
Date
2016-06
Type
Article
Subject
Thrombosis, Pulmonary Artery Diseases, Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis, Case Study
Collections
Citation
Rana, M, Tilbury, N, Kumar, Y, Ahmad, H, Naser, K, Mady, A, & Patel, A 2016, 'Idiopathic Pulmonary Vein Thrombus Extending into Left Atrium: A Case Report and Review of the Literature', Case Reports In Medicine, pp. 1-3
Journal / Source Title
DOI
PMID
Publisher
Publisher’s URL
Publisher’s statement
Publisher version available
Files
Loading...
Rana 2016-Idiopathic.pdf
Adobe PDF, 1.37 MB