Critical Care Medicine · 1987 · 12 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryPulmonologyCongenital Heart DiseaseCongenital Heart SurgeryPulmonary Artery CatheterizationPulmonary HypertensionPulmonary Vascular DiseaseVascular AnomaliesPulmonary Artery AnomaliesPulmonary Hypertension Due To Congenital Heart Disease
We report a case of previously healthy male with hypotension and cyanosis with no evidence of underlying congenital heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary artery aneurysm, or central venous or pulmonary artery catheter insertion. Autopsy revealed a spontaneous rupture of the pulmonary artery with hemopericardium.