Rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden death

An 84-year-old female patient was brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers were performed but were unsuccessful. The patient had a past medical history of systemic arterial hypertension with target-organ lesions, including stroke and myocardial i...

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Main Authors:	Cristielle Peres de Freitas, Carla Andrade Petrini, Ramon Souza Goes Araújo, Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia Aureliano Lima, Patrícia Picciarelli de Lima, Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of São Paulo 2016-09-01
Series:	Autopsy and Case Reports
Subjects:	Aortic Aneurysm Death Sudden Atherosclerosis
Online Access:	http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/125419

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spelling	doaj-ce9d6f678a4a4a5d8a174d30157877aa2020-11-25T00:42:46ZengUniversity of São PauloAutopsy and Case Reports2236-19602016-09-016310.4322/acr.2016.044Rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden deathCristielle Peres de Freitas0Carla Andrade Petrini1Ramon Souza Goes Araújo2Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia Aureliano Lima3Patrícia Picciarelli de Lima4Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto5Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Anatomic Pathology DepartmentUniversidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Hospital das Clínicas. Emergency DepartmentUniversidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Hospital das Clínicas. Emergency DepartmentUniversidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo. Anatomic Pathology DepartmentUniversidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Anatomic Pathology DepartmentUniversidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Anatomic Pathology Department Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina. Hospital das Clínicas. Emergency DepartmentAn 84-year-old female patient was brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers were performed but were unsuccessful. The patient had a past medical history of systemic arterial hypertension with target-organ lesions, including stroke and myocardial infarction. The autopsy was carried out, and the most striking finding was cardiac tamponade due to the rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm at the site of a complex atheromatous plaque. Rupture is the most serious complication of a thoracic aneurysm and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of sudden deathhttp://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/125419Aortic AneurysmDeathSuddenAtherosclerosis
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author	Cristielle Peres de Freitas Carla Andrade Petrini Ramon Souza Goes Araújo Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia Aureliano Lima Patrícia Picciarelli de Lima Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto
spellingShingle	Cristielle Peres de Freitas Carla Andrade Petrini Ramon Souza Goes Araújo Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia Aureliano Lima Patrícia Picciarelli de Lima Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto Rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden death Autopsy and Case Reports Aortic Aneurysm Death Sudden Atherosclerosis
author_facet	Cristielle Peres de Freitas Carla Andrade Petrini Ramon Souza Goes Araújo Luiz Guilherme Cernaglia Aureliano Lima Patrícia Picciarelli de Lima Amaro Nunes Duarte-Neto
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title	Rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden death
title_short	Rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden death
title_full	Rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden death
title_fullStr	Rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden death
title_full_unstemmed	Rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden death
title_sort	rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden death
publisher	University of São Paulo
series	Autopsy and Case Reports
issn	2236-1960
publishDate	2016-09-01
description	An 84-year-old female patient was brought to the emergency department in cardiac arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers were performed but were unsuccessful. The patient had a past medical history of systemic arterial hypertension with target-organ lesions, including stroke and myocardial infarction. The autopsy was carried out, and the most striking finding was cardiac tamponade due to the rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm at the site of a complex atheromatous plaque. Rupture is the most serious complication of a thoracic aneurysm and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of sudden death
topic	Aortic Aneurysm Death Sudden Atherosclerosis
url	http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/125419
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Rupture of an ascending aortic aneurysm as a cause of sudden death

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