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Revision as of 08:04, 7 January 2014

Anatomy

The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs. It is the only artery that carries deoxygenated blood transported.

The pulmonary trunk (TP) starts from the pulmonary valve is ± 5 cm and ± 2 cm in diameter. Then splits into two branches, the trunk, the left-hand (aps) -, and right pulmonary artery (APD), which carry the oxygen-depleted blood to the corresponding lungs.

Pulmart.png
Picture Source: Cove Point Foundation [1]
PA diameter [2]
Reference range Mildly abnormal Moderately abnormal Severely abnormal
1cm Below pulmonic valve 1.5–2.1 2.2–2.5 2.6–2.9 ≥3.0
Echoviews
Pulm art03.jpg Pulm art02.jpg
Plax by tilted (Plax PV) PSax Ao
Pulmart03.jpg Pulmart02.jpg
Suprasternal apd (color doppler) Dilated apd (Plax PV)

References

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  2. Foale R, Nihoyannopoulos P, McKenna W, Kleinebenne A, Nadazdin A, Rowland E, and Smith G. Echocardiographic measurement of the normal adult right ventricle. Br Heart J. 1986 Jul;56(1):33-44. DOI:10.1136/hrt.56.1.33 | PubMed ID:3730205 | HubMed [2]