Deadly Pulmonary Hypertension Cured With a Stent

Joseph M Lightsey; Michael T Boler; John G Winscott

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.102

Deadly Pulmonary Hypertension Cured With a Stent

JACC Case Rep. 2020 Aug 19;2(10):1515-1519. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.102. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Authors

Joseph M Lightsey¹, Michael T Boler¹, John G Winscott¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.

Abstract

A 77-year-old woman with critical limb ischemia, venous insufficiency, and progressive pulmonary hypertension presented for evaluation. Lower extremity angiography showed a common iliac arteriovenous fistula. Closure was achieved with a covered stent placed in the artery. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: AV, arteriovenous; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LE, lower extremity; PAD, peripheral artery disease; PH, pulmonary hypertension; RV, right ventricular; arteriovenous fistula; cor pulmonale; critical limb ischemia; pulmonary hypertension; venous stent.

Publication types

Case Reports