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(Circulation. 1952;5:449.)
© 1952 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Rupture of an Aortic Aneurysm into the Pulmonary Artery

A Case Report

CURTIS H. CARTER M.D.¹; WILLIAM N. AGOSTAS M.D.¹; V. P. SYDENSTRICKER M.D.¹

¹ From the Department of Internal Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, and the Medical Service, University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia

A case report of rupture of an aortic aneurysm with antemortem diagnosis and a brief review of the common clinical findings in this syndrome are presented. The case reported was studied by cardiac catheterization which, it is felt, confirmed the clinical diagnosis. Postmortem findings are given and a drawing and photograph of the specimen is shown.