Dissecting hematomas of the pulmonary artery: Rare and fatal catastrophies

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 349-353

  Jones, Steven L ^a  

^a BALL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulmonary artery dissecting hematoma; Waterston procedure, fatal complication

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE;

ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION;

ADOLESCENT; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTA; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031414752     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199712000-00007     Document Type: Article

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