| Spontaneous rupture of the left pulmonary artery-caused by long-term steroid use? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 14643832 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We describe a 71-year-old woman with spontaneous rupture of the left pulmonary artery. She was admitted with pulselessness of her left arm and lack of sensibility in her left arm and leg. Echocardiography and thoracic CT did not confirm aortic dissection. CT only showed hematoma around the descending aorta. She underwent left-sided thoracotomy. Intraoperatively, a rupture of the left pulmonary artery without any evidence of an aneurysm was found. Potentially predisposing factors for this rupture were long-term use of steroids due to COPD and her age. |
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Authors:
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Dieter Zenker; Laszlo Füzesi; Ivan Aleksic |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery Volume: 24 ISSN: 1010-7940 ISO Abbreviation: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Publication Date: 2003 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-12-03 Completed Date: 2004-03-01 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8804069 Medline TA: Eur J Cardiothorac Surg Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1037-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Georg-August-University, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany. dzenker@med.uni-goettingen.de |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Aneurysm, Dissecting / diagnosis Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Fatal Outcome Female Glucocorticoids / adverse effects* Humans Prednisone / adverse effects* Pulmonary Artery / drug effects* Rupture, Spontaneous / chemically induced Vascular Diseases / chemically induced* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Glucocorticoids; 53-03-2/Prednisone |
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