Open AccessSurvival following localised aortic atherosclerotic plaque rupture
Author(s) -
Sonali Vijay Thakrar,
Belinda Sandler,
Andrew Ladwiniec,
Mary Lynch
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.11.2009.2468
Subject(s) - medicine , tamponade , aorta , cardiology , aortic rupture , cardiac tamponade , radiology , aortic aneurysm
Spontaneous rupture of the aorta due to ruptured atherosclerotic plaque is extremely rare. Despite the high prevalence of atherosclerosis, only four cases have been reported to have been identified and treated successfully; the remainder were diagnosed postmortem. We report a surviving case of pericardial tamponade due to highly localised aortic atherosclerotic plaque rupture.