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<Articles JournalTitle="Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Archives of Anesthesiology and Critical Care</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2423-5849</Issn>
      <Volume>2</Volume>
      <Issue>4</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2016</Year>
        <Month>11</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Unilateral Absence of a Pulmonary Artery (UAPA): Case Report and Literature Review</title>
    <FirstPage>258</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>262</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hosseinali</FirstName>
        <LastName>Jelvehmoghadam</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Anesthesiology Research Center, Loghman Hakim Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Maziar</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mobasher</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Critical Care, Shahid Madani Medical Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Sevak</FirstName>
        <LastName>Hatamian</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Critical Care, Shahid Madani Medical Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hooman</FirstName>
        <LastName>Bahrami Motlagh</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Radiology, Loghman Hakim Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Masoum</FirstName>
        <LastName>Khoshfetrat</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Khatamolanbia Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammad Reza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Hajiesmaeili</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Anesthesiology Research Center, Loghman Hakim Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Abdorahim</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ghasemi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Shahid Modares Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Elham</FirstName>
        <LastName>Samami</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Shahid Modares Medical Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Farshid</FirstName>
        <LastName>Rahimibashar</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Shahram</FirstName>
        <LastName>Saifi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Rohani Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Ali</FirstName>
        <LastName>Amirsavadkouhi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Mehrad Hospital, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mehdi</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ghahremani</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Modares Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Seyedmohamadmasoud</FirstName>
        <LastName>Moosavinasab</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Anesthesiology Research Center, Shahid Modares Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Hosna</FirstName>
        <LastName>Forooghirad</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Mohammadali</FirstName>
        <LastName>Khabirikhatiri</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Anesthesiology Research Center, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Alireza</FirstName>
        <LastName>Sedaghat</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2016</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>30</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2016</Year>
        <Month>10</Month>
        <Day>09</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">One of the more infrequent congenital diseases with a wide spectrum of symptoms and more complications of the right side of pulmonary artery (63% according to Ten Harkel) is unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis (UPAA). The clinical presentation is variable, and many patients can be asymptomatic for many years and even throughout their lives. Although the disease more frequently appears in childhood with moderate to severe respiratory symptoms, some patients continue living with the disease up to adulthood. The abnormality is sometimes concurrent with cardiac anomalies. Patients with UAPA may be asymptomatic or may present with recurrent pulmonary infections. In a report, a 25-year old woman who had inductional termination of pregnancy at 35 week last menstrual period (LMP) in a rural hospital due to preeclampsia reported as the UAPA patient.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/93</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/download/93/245</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
