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August 22, 2025Open Access

Fatal Pulmonary Artery Dissection in the Setting of Aneurysm and Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report and Literature Review

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BWBowen WangNorthwestern University ZZZhan ZhangGansu Provincial Hospital KCKe ChenGuangzhou University of Chinese Medicine

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Case report highlights diagnostic challenges and fatal outcomes in pulmonary artery dissection with aneurysm, suggesting critical need for prompt imaging assessment.

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Pulmonary artery dissection led to rapid patient demise, occurring within three hours of hospital admission, indicating its acute nature.
CT imaging identified a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm with dissection, which is extremely rare and poses significant diagnostic challenges.
Emergency management was initiated, but the patient's history of uncontrolled hypertension likely contributed to the situation's severity.
Comprehensive literature review emphasizes the rarity and complexities surrounding pulmonary artery aneurysm and dissection.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5231ad7bf08b1eada69a https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7022773/v1

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Case report highlights diagnostic challenges and fatal outcomes in pulmonary artery dissection with aneurysm, suggesting critical need for prompt imaging assessment.

Fatal Pulmonary Artery Dissection in the Setting of Aneurysm and Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report and Literature Review

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Fatal Pulmonary Artery Dissection in the Setting of Aneurysm and Pulmonary Hypertension: A Case Report and Literature Review

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