Spontaneous rupture of thoracic aorta through an atheromatous plaque: Case report and literature review

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 38-42

  Tony, K F ^a   Ang, Lee G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atheromatous plaque; Nontraumatic aortic rupture; Spontaneous aortic rupture

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA RUPTURE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; DESCENDING AORTA; FEMALE; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; THORACIC AORTA; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, THORACIC; AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC; AORTIC RUPTURE; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 9044220972     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199603000-00006     Document Type: Article

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