1. Detection of Large Aneurysm of Vieussens’ Arterial Ring After Abnormal Shadow on Chest Radiography
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Pui Wai Lee, Wilson Wai-Man Chan, Cheuk-Man Yu, Chi Yuen Chan, Ka Tak Wong, and Yat-Yin Lam
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medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Radiography ,Large aneurysm ,Asymptomatic ,Cardiac axis ,Lateral chest ,Physiology (medical) ,Medicine ,Radiology ,medicine.symptom ,Abnormality ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Chest radiograph ,Normal Sinus Rhythm - Abstract
A 73-year-old woman presented to our institution with an abnormal shadow on chest radiography. The patient was a nonsmoker and enjoyed good past health. There were no constitutional symptoms. She was completely asymptomatic during exercise and at rest. An ECG (Figure 1) showed normal sinus rhythm. A posteroanterior view of the chest radiograph (Figure 2) showed a well-circumscribed roundish mass at the left heart border. A lateral chest radiograph (Figure 3) suggested a more anterior-located abnormality. Figure 1. ECG showing normal sinus rhythm with normal cardiac axis. Figure 2. Posteroanterior view of chest radiograph showing a mass at the left heart border. Figure 3. Lateral chest radiograph showing an anteriorly located mass. An echocardiogram was performed to delineate the relationship of the mass and the adjacent cardiac structure. It showed a large vascular structure anterior to the main pulmonary artery and continuous …
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- 2009