[Extrinsic compression of the pulmonary artery by non-microcytic lung carcinoma]. / Compresión extrínseca de la arteria pulmonar por un carcinoma no microcítico de pulmón.
Rev Esp Cardiol
; 50(3): 208-10, 1997 Mar.
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in Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9132883
ABSTRACT
A patient with a remitting non-microcytic pulmonary carcinoma was subjected to Doppler-echocardiography. The detection of a pericardial effusion with compression of the pulmonary artery due to an extrinsic mass indicated that the disease was progressing. The Doppler technique was used to evaluate the degree of arterial stenosis by determining the pressure gradient caused by it (49 mmHg) and to calculate the right ventricle pressure (75 mmHg). Tumor infiltration of mediastinal structures was posteriorly confirmed by computed tomography.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev Esp Cardiol
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article