Pulmonary artery size in ventricular septal defect:

Innocent  Adzamli; Kow  Entsua-Mensah; Ikenna  Ezirike; Martin  Tamatey

doi:10.46829/hsijournal.2024.6.5.1.696-697

Innocent Adzamli National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle-Bu, Ghana
Kow Entsua-Mensah National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle-Bu, Ghana
Ikenna Ezirike National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle-Bu, Ghana
Martin Tamatey National Cardiothoracic Centre, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Korle-Bu, Ghana

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46829/hsijournal.2024.6.5.1.696-697

Keywords: Ventricular Septal Defect, Main Pulmonary Artery, Aorta, Patch Closure, Aneurysmal

Abstract

In large left to right shunt cardiac conditions like VSD, the main pulmonary artery could become aneurysmal as in this patient. In this patient, the main pulmonary artery is about 3-4 times the size of the aorta.

Pulmonary artery size in ventricular septal defect

Pulmonary artery size in ventericular septal defect

Abstract