EXTRINSIC COMPRESSION OF THE PULMONARY-AR TERY BY A NON-MICROCYTIC LUNG-CARCINOMA

Authors
SERRAL AV GUTIERREZ RGA GASCO FJC GIL JM CASARES JAL CASASNOVAS JVF MERINO VL
Citation
Av. Serral et al., EXTRINSIC COMPRESSION OF THE PULMONARY-AR TERY BY A NON-MICROCYTIC LUNG-CARCINOMA, Revista espanola de cardiologia, 50(3), 1997, pp. 208-210
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Revista espanola de cardiologia → ACNP
ISSN journal
03008932
Volume
50
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
208 - 210
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-8932(1997)50:3<208:ECOTPT>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
A patient with a remitting non-microcytic pulmonary carcinoma was subj ected to Doppler-echocardiography. The detection of a pericardial effu sion 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 p ressure gradient caused by it (49 mmHg) and to calculate the right ven tricle pressure (75 mmHg). Tumor infiltration of mediastinal structure s was posteriorly confirmed by computed tomography.