Pulmonary Artery Dissection: A Fatal Complication of Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary artery dissection is extremely rare but it is a really life-threatening condition when it happens. Most patients die suddenly from major bleeding or tamponade caused by direct rupture into mediastinum or retrograde into the pericardial sac. What we are reporting is a rare case of a 46-year...
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| Main Authors: | Chuanchen Zhang, Xiaoyong Huang, Shuhua Li, Hengchen Yao, Bin Zhang |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4739803 |
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