Prasad, A; Shotliff, K
(1994)
Aortic dissection complicated by a mediastinal hematoma and hemoptysis.
POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL, 70 (829).
821 - 822 (2).
ISSN 0032-5473
SGUL Authors: Prasad, Abhiram
Abstract
The patient A 76 year old hypertensive woman presented with massive haemoptysis and right-sided pleuritic chest pain. Investigations A chest radiograph and computed tomography (CT) were performed. Comment In the majority of cases of thoracic aortic dissection, the predominant presenting symptom is chest pain, occurring in over 90% ofcases. Haemoptysis is a rare but well-documented complication, occurring in 6% of cases.' It may rarely be the sole presenting feature2 and may occur in association with a mediastinal haematoma.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | PubMed ID: 7824417 |
| Keywords: | Aged, Aneurysm, Dissecting, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic, Female, Hematoma, Hemoptysis, Humans, Mediastinal Diseases, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Medicine, General & Internal, General & Internal Medicine |
| SGUL Research Institute / Research Centre: | Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) Academic Structure > Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute (MCS) > Cardiac (INCCCA) |
| Journal or Publication Title: | POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL JOURNAL |
| ISSN: | 0032-5473 |
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| Web of Science ID: | WOS:A1994PU26900011 |
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| URI: | https://openaccess.sgul.ac.uk/id/eprint/101890 |
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