Atrial septal defect with pulmonary hypertension

Case contributed by randers , 21 Oct 2016
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Henry Knipe, 24 Oct 2016

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Atrial Septal Defectseptal defect with Pulmonary Hypertensionpulmonary hypertension
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34-year-old male who presents with vomiting and history of peptic ulcer disease. His past medical history is also significant for syncope and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy diagnosed in 2010. Subsequently, a chest radiograph and ultrasound were also obtained at presentation. He was then diagnosed with an atrial septal defect measuring 2.7 cm.

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Lateral chest radiograph displays marked enlargement of the pulmonary arteries.

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PA view of chest reveals bilaterally enlarged pulmonary arteries. Lateral chest radiograph displays marked enlargement of the pulmonary arteries.

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Image 2 X-ray (Lateral) ( update )

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