title: A cause of sudden death: rupture of thoracic aortic aneurysm.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakakibara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Enomoto
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mihara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gomi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsui
mesh_terms: 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