Spontaneous Nontraumatic Rupture of the Thoracic Aorta: Report of a Case
Abstract Spontaneous nontraumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta is a very rare, life-threatening condition for which emergency diagnostic and therapeutic measures are indicated. The patient reported herein suffered a spontaneous rupture of the thoracic descending aorta through an atheromatous plaque without aneurysmal formation. When acute intrapericardial, mediastinal, or intrapleural bleeding develops without any evidence of aortic aneurysm or dissection, the possibility of spontaneous rupture of the thoracic aorta should be considered in the differential diagnosis, and appropriate emergency surgery may be life-saving.
The aim of our study is to characterize, using OCT, the morphologic features of calcific plaques after rotational atherectomy, adjunctive balloon angioplasty and stenting. ::: ::: A total of 57 consecutive patients who had undergone angioplasty using rotational atherectomy were included. The 67 lesions