Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2014; 42(4): 389-394 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2014.98371
A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension: bilateral pulmonary artery involvement and stent restenosis due to Takayasu arteritis
Gülten Taçoy1, Adnan Abacı1, Baran Önal2, Şeminur Haznedaroğlu3, Ramazan Akdemir41Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara
2Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Radyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Ankara
3Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Romatoloji Bilim Dalı, Ankara
4Sakarya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Kardiyoloji Anabilim Dalı, Sakarya
A 53-year-old female patient was admitted with dyspnea and fatigue. On transthoracic echocardiography, systolic pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) was measured as 90 mmHg, and right heart catheterization revealed pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary angiography demonstrated bilateral pulmonary artery stenosis, and the diagnosis was determined as Takayasu arteritis. Balloon angioplasty was performed under corticosteroid and immunosuppressive treatment. In this case report, we describe a patient in whom bilateral pulmonary artery stenosis developed due to Takayasu arteritis, and we discuss the patient in light of the current literature.
Keywords: Angioplasty, balloon, coronary, pulmonary arterial hypertension; stents; Takayasu arteritis.
How to cite this article
Gülten Taçoy, Adnan Abacı, Baran Önal, Şeminur Haznedaroğlu, Ramazan Akdemir. A rare cause of pulmonary hypertension: bilateral pulmonary artery involvement and stent restenosis due to Takayasu arteritis. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2014; 42(4): 389-394
Corresponding Author: Gülten Taçoy, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish