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. 2023 Mar 21;15(3):e36456. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36456

Table 1. Timeline of patient investigations.

CT: Computed tomography; CTPA: Computed tomography pulmonary angiogram; DLC/O: Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide; EDV: End-diastolic volume; EF: Ejection fraction; FEV: Forced expiratory volume; FVC: Forced vital capacity; KCO: Carbon monoxide transfer coefficient; LV: Left ventricle; MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging; PAA: Pulmonary artery aneurysm; PG: Pressure gradient; RSVP: Right ventricular systolic pressure; RV: Right ventricle; TR: Tricuspid Regurgitation

Dates October 2019 November 2019 March 2020 September 2020 October 2020 November 2021 April 2022 January 2023
Investigation CT angiography Echocardiogram Spirometry Echocardiogram CTPA Cardiac MRI Post-COVID cardiac MRI Preoperative Cardiac catheterization
Findings Main PAA measuring 5.5x4.7 cm; Centrilobular pulmonary emphysema   TR max PG= 43.4 mmHg; RSVP=48.4 mmHg; Diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension FVC 110%; FEV 97%; FEV/FVC= 74%; DLCO 48% KCO 70%   Echo: RVSP 60mmHg   PAA size 5.4x4.9 cm PAA size 5.8x5.1cm increase of 0.4mm in one year Depressed LV contractility with index EDV= 117ml/m2 , EF=41% (previously EF=57%); Mildly depressed contractility of RV with index EDV= 74ml/m2, EF= 46% (previous reports EF was 52%)   Major coronaries are free of disease, and preserved LV systolic function; Severe mitral valve regurgitation and moderate aortic valve regurgitation; Severe dilatation of pulmonary artery trunk