Left pulmonary artery

Known as: Trunk of left pulmonary artery, Left main pulmonary artery, Left pulmonary arterial trunk

A blood vessel arising from the bifurcation of the pulmonary artery that carries deoxygenated blood to the left lung.

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2015

Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula is a rare disease. To the best of our knowledge, prenatal diagnosis of a fistula between the left…

1987

A tumor embolism with occlusion of the left pulmonary artery was the first manifestation of a hypernephroma. After angiographic…

1985

To test the relative sensitivity of serotonin and propranolol pulmonary extraction measurements to changes in pulmonary vascular…

1983

The pulmonary hili are a frequent site of interpretive uncertainty because of their complex anatomy. The right hilar shadow…

1982

. Eleven cases of internal mammary to pulmonary artery fistula have been reported.'-5 It may be present at any age, usually as a…

1980

SUMMARY The purpose of the present study was to validate the recording of left atrial activity from the pulmonary artery in man…

1975

The ligamentum arteriosum was studied in eight normal adult human hearts obtained at autopsy. Four of these hearts were treated…

1975

Aberrant left pulmonary artery is a rare cause of stridor and respiratory difficulty in infancy and childhood. Diagnosis can be…

1971

An infant with tricuspid atresia and normally related great arteries presented with increased pulmonary blood flow and congestive…

1963

Congenital absence of one pulmonary artery, while not a common anomaly, is nonetheless not rare. Over 100 cases of various…