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Spontaneous rupture of non‐aneurysmal ascending aorta
Author(s) -
Tomita Masato,
Shimokawa Isao,
Ikeda Takayoshi,
Iwasaki Keisuke,
Higami Yoshikazu,
Ohtani Hiroshi,
Matsushita Tetsuro,
Fukui Jun,
Shikuwa Masahiro
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
pathology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1827
pISSN - 1320-5463
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1996.tb03670.x
Subject(s) - ascending aorta , medicine , autopsy , cardiac skeleton , aorta , regurgitation (circulation) , tamponade , cardiac tamponade , aneurysm , cardiology , surgery , aortic root
Two autopsy cases with pericardial tamponade and spontaneous rupture of non‐aneurysmal ascendlng aorta are described. In case 1, no apparent predisposing factor was clinically noticed in a 74 year old male patient, but postmortem examination revealed laceration of the ascending aorta associated with aortic valvular deformity and slight dilatation of the ascending aorta. In case 2, a 61 year old man, a mild to moderate grade of aortic regurgitation was noticed clinically 5 months before death. Postmortem examination revealed a slight dilatation of the aortic annulus and post‐valvular portion of the ascending aorta. These two cases emphasize the clinical significance of aortic valvular disease with subsequent disordered blood flow, even when asymp tomatic, as a potential causative factor for spontaneous rupture of the ascending aorta.