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Aortic dissection and rupture presenting as suprasternal bruising and neck swelling

Author(s) -

Patrick English

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/31.4.310

Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , aortic dissection , surgery , radiology , dissection (medical) , neck pain , thorax (insect anatomy) , chest pain , aortic arch , common carotid artery , aorta , carotid arteries , anatomy , alternative medicine , pathology

a 76-year-old man presented with transient loss of consciousness associated with swelling of the neck, bruising in the suprasternal notch and an absent left carotid pulse. Blood pressure was equal in both arms and chest x-ray was normal, but computed tomography of the neck and thorax showed dissection and rupture of the thoracic aorta with extensive intra-mediastinal bleeding.

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