A cause of sudden death: rupture of thoracic aortic aneurysm.
Sudden death occurred during antihypertensive therapy of a Stanford type A dissecting aortic aneurysm. Hemodynamic and electrocardiographic events were recorded including deterioration of ventricular fibrillation 4 minutes after rupture.
Sakakibara
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Y
Department of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Enomoto
Y
Y
Mihara
W
W
Gomi
S
S
Mitsui
T
T
D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged