Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Pulmonary Artery Diverticulum: An Angiographic Mar... [Pediatr Cardiol. 2010] - PubMed result

Pulmonary Artery Diverticulum: An Angiographic Mar... [Pediatr Cardiol. 2010] - PubMed result:

"Pulmonary artery diverticulum involving the main pulmonary artery was documented in all patients with Williams syndrome, while none of the patients in the other group had it. It originated at the bifurcation of the pulmonary artery in all. In conclusion, the angiographic appearance of a diverticulum as an extension of the main pulmonary artery is a consistent finding in patients with Williams syndrome. Compared to the classically described findings of supravalvar aortic stenosis or PPS, pulmonary artery diverticulum can be considered as a pathognomonic feature of Williams syndrome."

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