Rebounding From Breathlessness: A Case Of Wheezing And Dyspnea In A Collegiate Women's Basketball Player - Page #3
 

Lab Studies:
Complete Blood Count: Unremarkable with Hemoglobin 12.3 and hematocrit 38.2

Allergy panel: Multiple positives

Other Studies:
Two-view chest X-ray: Right-sided aortic arch noted Case Photo #1 .
Pulmonary Function Tests: Normal except low diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO)
Sleep study: Unremarkable
TransThoracic Echocardiogram (TTE): Normal left ventricular ejection fraction, chamber sizes, valvular function, and pulmonary artery systolic pressure
CT angiogram chest: Mild tracheal narrowing associated with a vascular ring and a right aortic arch Case Photo #2 Case Photo #3 .
CT chest without contrast:
Right aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery arising from diverticulum of Kommerell, compatible with vascular ring Case Photo #4 .
Mild focal tracheal stenosis and tracheomalacia at the level of the vascular ring Case Photo #5 .

Consultations:
After presenting to the pulmonologist, who obtained an extensive cardiopulmonary workup, the patient was then referred to cardiothoracic surgery for intervention on the newly identified vascular ring.

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