Dilatation of the pulmonary artery is a feature that is commonly present in pulmonary arterial hypertension, being even more pronounced in cases of schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension.¹1 Hoette S, Figueiredo C, Dias B, Alves JL Jr, Gavilanes F, Prada LF, et al. Pulmonary artery enlargement in schistosomiasis associated pulmonary arterial hypertension. BMC Pulm Med. 2015;15:118. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-015-0115-y
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-015-0115-... Aneurysmal dilatations of the pulmonary artery, although less common, have a much greater potential for complications, causing anything from pulmonary artery dissection²2 Corrêa Rde A, Silva LC, Rezende CJ, Bernardes RC, Prata TA, Silva HL. Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary artery dissection. J Bras Pneumol. 2013;39(2):238-41. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37132013000200016
https://doi.org/10.1590/S1806-3713201300... to extrinsic compression of other regions.

We report the case of a 38-year-old male patient with a > 10-year history of schistosomiasis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, with compression of the aorta and coronary artery by a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm. Mean pulmonary artery pressure was 33 mmHg, pulmonary capillary pressure was 10 mmHg, and cardiac output was 6.9 L/min, without evidence of congenital heart disease or lung disease. The patient reported palpitations, dyspnea (categorized as functional class IV), and synco aop_jbp_0088_EN pe on exertion. Chest X-ray and chest CT angiography showed a giant pulmonary artery aneurysm (Figures 1A and 1B), without evidence of thromboembolism but with calcifications in the main branches of the pulmonary artery, together with partial compression of the aorta and trunk of the left coronary artery (Figures 1C and 1D). Little is known about the dynamic behavior of such large vascular dilatations,³3 Vonk-Noordegraaf A, Souza R. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: What can it add to our knowledge of the right ventricle in pulmonary arterial hypertension? Am J Cardiol. 2012;110(6 Suppl):25S-31S. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.06.013
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.0... and their potential for complications should always be considered, especially for patients in whom the symptoms are disproportionate to the hemodynamic impairment.

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