title: Spontaneous rupture of the ascending aorta.
abstract: A case of non-traumatic rupture of the ascending aorta in an hypertensive patient is presented. The clinical findings suggested acute aortic dissection but the typical angiographic features of this entity were not found.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Padró
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Caralps
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arís
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged