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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

History and Symptoms

The condition is difficult to detect and may go unnoticed. Most patients have no symptoms. However, a minority of patients may have some of the following symptoms:

The diagnosis is further complicated by the fact that many patients with the injury experienced multiple other serious injuries as well,[1] so the attention of hospital staff may be distracted from the possibility of aortic rupture.

References

  1. Vloeberghs M, Duinslaeger M, Van den Brande P, Cham B, Welch W (1988). "Posttraumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta". Acta Chir. Belg. 88 (1): 33–8. PMID 3376665.

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