title: Rupture of a left internal mammary artery during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
abstract: We present a rare case of a left internal mammary artery rupture during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This case demonstrates that intrinsic cardiac/vascular injuries can occur even with manual CPR, and each patient should be monitored closely, considering the very subtle signs that can clue the physicians into the diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine (Patel, Metting) and the Division of Interventional Cardiology (Curtis, Mixon), Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas.
authors.forename: Chhaya
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine (Patel, Metting) and the Division of Interventional Cardiology (Curtis, Mixon), Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas.
authors.forename: Austin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Metting
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine (Patel, Metting) and the Division of Interventional Cardiology (Curtis, Mixon), Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas.
authors.forename: Brydan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine (Patel, Metting) and the Division of Interventional Cardiology (Curtis, Mixon), Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott and White Health, Temple, Texas.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mixon