Isolated agenesis of the left pulmonary artery: A case report

M. J. Mpe; W. van Aswegen

doi:10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i3.105

Isolated agenesis of the left pulmonary artery: A case report

M. J. Mpe^*
, W. van Aswegen

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We present a case of a middle-aged patient followed up at the medical outpatient’s department routinely over two years for hypertensive heart disease and tobacco-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The patient was found to have an additional problem of congenital absence of the left main pulmonary artery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	117-119
Number of pages	3
Journal	African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2021.v27i3.105
Publication status	Published - 2021
Externally published	Yes

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Agenesis
Pulmonary artery
Unilateral

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Isolated agenesis of the left pulmonary artery: A case report

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