• Title of article

    Atypical presentation of moyamoya disease with pulmonary hypertension: A case report

  • Author/Authors

    Han Kızılkaya, Mete Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Faculty of Medicine - Uludağ University - Bursa - Turkey , Uysal, Fahrettin Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Faculty of Medicine - Uludağ University - Bursa - Turkey , Gürbüz, Emre Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Faculty of Medicine - Uludağ University - Bursa - Turkey , Özgür Taşkapılıoğlu, Mevlüt Department of Neurosurgery - Faculty of Medicine - Uludağ University - Bursa - Turkey , Mehtap Bostan, Özlem Department of Pediatric Cardiology - Faculty of Medicine - Uludağ University - Bursa - Turkey

  • Pages
    2
  • From page
    350
  • To page
    351
  • Abstract
    Idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (IPAH) is a rare progressive vasculopathy with an unknown etiology, and it is fatal if not diagnosed and treated in time (1). Moyamoya disease (MD) is characterized by spontaneous occlusion of the circle of Willis, associated with an exaggerated development of collateral vascular network at the base of the skull (2). MD associated with pulmonary hypertension is an unusual presentation. Herein, we reported a child who presented with exercise-associated syncope and was diagnosed with MD with pulmonary hypertension
  • Keywords
    Moyamoya disease , pulmonary hypertension , snycope
  • Journal title
    The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology: Andolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi
  • Serial Year
    2018
  • Record number

    2615444