Pulmonary Artery Dissection Post-blunt Thoracoabdominal Trauma

Pulmonary Artery Dissection Post-blunt Thoracoabdominal Trauma

Background: Pulmonary artery dissection is a rare condition that is usually diagnosed in patients exhibiting chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension, congenital heart abnormalities or secondary to iatrogenic injury. Diagnosis is often made at autopsy as many patients experience sudden death when the...

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Main Authors: Daniel Quesada, Larissa A. Morsky, Amber Jones, Allan L. Capote
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-08-01
Series:Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/67q7z5hx
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spelling doaj-bdbb782d99b04f09b277b854a85c3c532020-11-25T03:56:36ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2020-08-014310.5811/cpcem.2019.12.44649cpcem-04-466Pulmonary Artery Dissection Post-blunt Thoracoabdominal TraumaDaniel Quesada0Larissa A. Morsky1Amber Jones2Allan L. Capote3Kern Medical, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bakersfield, CaliforniaKern Medical, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bakersfield, CaliforniaKern Medical, Department of Surgery, Bakersfield, CaliforniaKern Medical, Department of Surgery, Bakersfield, CaliforniaBackground: Pulmonary artery dissection is a rare condition that is usually diagnosed in patients exhibiting chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension, congenital heart abnormalities or secondary to iatrogenic injury. Diagnosis is often made at autopsy as many patients experience sudden death when the pulmonary artery dissection progresses rapidly and ruptures into the pericardium, resulting in acute cardiac tamponade. Case Presentation: We report a case of pulmonary artery dissection, which resulted from blunt thoracic trauma diagnosed in the emergency department.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/67q7z5hx
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Larissa A. Morsky
Amber Jones
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Larissa A. Morsky
Amber Jones
Allan L. Capote
Pulmonary Artery Dissection Post-blunt Thoracoabdominal Trauma
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
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Larissa A. Morsky
Amber Jones
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title_short Pulmonary Artery Dissection Post-blunt Thoracoabdominal Trauma
title_full Pulmonary Artery Dissection Post-blunt Thoracoabdominal Trauma
title_fullStr Pulmonary Artery Dissection Post-blunt Thoracoabdominal Trauma
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary Artery Dissection Post-blunt Thoracoabdominal Trauma
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publisher eScholarship Publishing, University of California
series Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine
issn 2474-252X
publishDate 2020-08-01
description Background: Pulmonary artery dissection is a rare condition that is usually diagnosed in patients exhibiting chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension, congenital heart abnormalities or secondary to iatrogenic injury. Diagnosis is often made at autopsy as many patients experience sudden death when the pulmonary artery dissection progresses rapidly and ruptures into the pericardium, resulting in acute cardiac tamponade. Case Presentation: We report a case of pulmonary artery dissection, which resulted from blunt thoracic trauma diagnosed in the emergency department.
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