Early-onset Marfan syndrome with aortic dilatation and giant pulmonary artery aneurysm: A case report.
Qian-Nan ZhangFeng-Li XuShan-Shan ShiPublished in: Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi (2023)
A 30-year-old woman with ankylosing spondylitis was referred to our clinic with abnormal fetal echocardiography findings, including ascending aortic dilatation, giant main pulmonary artery aneurysm, and aortic and pulmonary valve stenosis at 22 weeks of gestation. The full-term male neonate was born by cesarean section and was transferred to the cardiac intensive care unit soon after delivery for respiratory distress with low percutaneous oxygen saturation. Based on cardiovascular and genetic analysis findings, the patient was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. Surgery was performed; however, the patient died due to cardiac arrest. In conclusion, main pulmonary artery dilatation and aneurysms are uncommon in Marfan syndrome; therefore, presentation with these findings during the fetal life, as in the present case, is likely a sign of severe Marfan syndrome-related cardiac involvement.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- case report
- early onset
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- ankylosing spondylitis
- intensive care unit
- cardiac arrest
- left ventricular
- aortic dissection
- gestational age
- aortic valve
- rheumatoid arthritis
- minimally invasive
- computed tomography
- preterm infants
- aortic aneurysm
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery bypass
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- disease activity
- radiofrequency ablation
- mechanical ventilation
- ejection fraction
- surgical site infection
- ultrasound guided