Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension mimicking coronary artery disease.
Michele CorrealeMartino FortunatoMichele MagnesaGiuseppe VarricchioneGiulio CampanaleMatteo GravinaMatteo Di BiaseNatale Daniele BrunettiPublished in: Pulmonary circulation (2020)
We report the case of 63-year-old man, complaining of dyspnea and with abnormal systolic motion of the interventricular septum at echocardiography, referred for coronary angiography and suspect coronary artery disease. In the presence of normal coronary angio, a specific work-up showed chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension requiring pulmonary endarterectomy. The case highlights the need for a global cardiovascular and imaging approach in presence of poorly specific symptoms and signs of coronary artery disease.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- pulmonary artery
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- cardiovascular events
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- high resolution
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic stenosis
- computed tomography
- drug induced
- type diabetes
- mass spectrometry
- sleep quality
- aortic valve