SPONTANEOUS RUPTURE OF THE HEART IN AN INSANE PATIENT.

Spontaneous Rupture of the Heart

A patient with myocardial infarction and tamponade as a result of spontaneous rupture of an ectatic coronary artery

Introduction: Spontaneous rupture of ectatic vessels is possible in different vascular beds and it can be life-threatening. Rapid diagnosis and initiation of appropriate treatment are essential. Case report: A 63-year-old man presented with chest pain in a state where he was sleepy. Vital signs at the time of admission included a systemic blood pressure of 90/70 mm Hg, heart rate of 100 beats p...

Spontaneous Splenic Rupture in a Hemodialysis Patient

Spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) in a patient undergoing hemodialysis has been described as an extremely rare and potentially fatal complication. We report here spontaneous splenic rupture in a 52-year-old woman undergoing regular hemodialysis for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). She complained of colicky abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant area and dizziness when she assumed an upright p...

Spontaneous rupture of the heart in the newborn infant.

The pericardial sac of the newborn infant is frequently found at necropsy to contain a small quantity of thin, serous fluid, usually greenish; in the full-term infant this may amount to as much as 3 or 4 ml. When, in an attempt at resuscitation, an intracardiac injection has been made shortly before death, this pericardial effusion may be tinged with a variable amount of blood, and the site of ...

Spontaneous Rupture of the Spleen in a Hemodialysis Patient

Correspondence: Mustafa ALDEMİR, MD Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi İlk ve Acil Yardım AD. 21280, Diyarbakır, Turkey. Tel: +90 412 248 8155. Fax: +90 412 248 8440. Email: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Spontaneous splenic rupture (SSR) is an uncommon but important clinical entity. Unfortunately, the diagnosis is often missed due to the absence of any history of trauma (1). The SSR has be...