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Sudden Acute Thoracic Pain and Hypovolemic Shock As a Presentation of Spontaneous Rupture of Intercostal Artery: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Salmi Raffaella,
Gaudenzi Piergiorgio,
Ricci Franco,
Gnani Maria Cristina,
Morandi Pierluigi,
Todaro Filippo Di,
Galeotti Roberto,
Manfredini Roberto
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03802.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , chest pain , myocardial infarction , hematocrit , surgery
We report as case of spontaneous rupture of intercostal artery, with sudden acute thoracic pain and hypovolemic shock.Therapy consisted in angiographic embolization , which is a proven effective alternative to thoracotomy and should be the first choice in selected patient