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Heart doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2012-302416
  • Images in cardiology

Aneurysm of pulmonary artery

  1. Ajit Agarwal1
  1. 1Department of Cardiology, West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK
  2. 2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Usha Rao, Cardiology SpR, West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2QZ, UK; drusharao{at}hotmail.com
  • Received 15 May 2012
  • Accepted 7 June 2012
  • Published Online First 3 July 2012

A 21-year-old female previously diagnosed as having mild pulmonary valve stenosis (PS) presented with breathlessness, reduced exercise tolerance, intermittent palpitations and chest pain. There were no cardiovascular risk factors or family history of significance. Examination revealed normal second heart sound, an ejection systolic and a diastolic murmur in the pulmonary area. Electrocardiogram showed incomplete right bundle branch block and …

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