Fatal pulmonary arterial dissection and sudden death as initial manifestation of primary pulmonary hypertension: A case report

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 230-232

  Arena, Vincenzo ^a   De Giorgio, Fabio ^a   Abbate, Antonio ^a   Capelli, Arnaldo ^a   De Mercurio, Domenico ^a   Carbone, Arnaldo ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Dissection; Pulmonary artery

Indexed keywords

ADVENTITIA; AGED; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CASE REPORT; DISSECTING ANEURYSM; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; INTIMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SUDDEN DEATH; VASA VASORUM;

AGED; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DEATH, SUDDEN; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS;

EID: 2942736900     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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