European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on November 6, 2006
European Heart Journal 2007 28(12):1404; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehl371
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Superior vena cava obstruction due to markedly enlarged right pulmonary artery in Eisenmenger syndrome
1 Royal Brompton Hospital and the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK
2 Division of Cardiology, Queen's University Cardiovascular Lab, Kidd-3, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stewart Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L2V7
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A 24-year-old man, with Down syndrome, partial atrioventricular septal defect, and non-restrictive patent ductus arteriosus, had previously documented dilatation and thrombosis of his right pulmonary artery (RPA) secondary to his Eisenmenger syndrome. His clinical situation had been reasonably stable when he presented with increasing dyspnoea and