A rare combination of cardiopulmonary anomalies demonstrated, on ventilation-perfusion scan

TY - JOUR

T1 - A rare combination of cardiopulmonary anomalies demonstrated, on ventilation-perfusion scan

AU - Khan, Sameer

AU - Dunn, Joel

AU - Ariff, Ben

AU - Juli, Christoph

AU - Karunanithy, Narayan

AU - Strickland, Nicole

AU - Al-Nahhas, Adil

N1 - Copyright: Copyright 2009 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - In this case report we describe an unusual appearance seen on a ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan in a woman with pulmonary hypertension. Although the pulmonary hypertension was not caused by pulmonary emboli, the V/Q scan suggested several cardiac anomalies which may lead to pulmonary hypertension. Most of the cardiac anomalies, including right-sided aortic arch and right-to-left shunt, can be deduced from careful examination of the V/Q scan. A subsequent cardiac MRI scan confirmed the anomalies.

AB - In this case report we describe an unusual appearance seen on a ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan in a woman with pulmonary hypertension. Although the pulmonary hypertension was not caused by pulmonary emboli, the V/Q scan suggested several cardiac anomalies which may lead to pulmonary hypertension. Most of the cardiac anomalies, including right-sided aortic arch and right-to-left shunt, can be deduced from careful examination of the V/Q scan. A subsequent cardiac MRI scan confirmed the anomalies.

KW - Pulmonary hypertension

KW - V/Q scan

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M3 - Article

C2 - 19173188

AN - SCOPUS:57549117047

SN - 1506-9680

VL - 11

SP - 37

EP - 39

JO - Nuclear Medicine Review

JF - Nuclear Medicine Review

IS - 1

ER -