Blunt traumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta: A report of an unusual mechanism of injury |
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| Authors: | MD Geoffrey A. Answini MD Mark L. Sturdevant DO Ronald F. Sing MD David G. Jacobs |
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| Affiliation: | Department of General Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, USA. |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Classic teaching suggests that blunt thoracic aortic rupture (BTAR) results from high-speed deceleration injury mechanisms. Our recent experience with a patient who sustained fatal aortic rupture resulting from a low-speed crushing injury emphasizes the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion for BTAR, even in patients with "low-risk" injury mechanisms. Several potential pathophysiologic mechanisms of BTAR are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Thoracic aorta blunt rupture |
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