Between a rock and a hard place

The authors present the case of a patient who presented with acute coronary syndrome requiring percutaneous coronary intervention. He was incidentally diagnosed with a large abdominal abdominal aortic aneurysm which developed acute inflammatory features with rapid sac expansion and imminent rupture....

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Published inBMJ case reports Vol. 2011; no. jul20 1; p. bcr0320113995
Main Authors Lee, Regent, Bratby, Mark, Uberoi, Raman, Handa, Ashok, Hands, Linda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 20.07.2011
BMJ Publishing Group
SeriesReminder of important clinical lesson
Subjects
Abdomen
Acute Coronary Syndrome - complications
Acute Coronary Syndrome - surgery
Acute coronary syndromes
Aged
Aneurysms
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - complications
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery
Blood clots
Europe (West)
Heart attacks
Hospitals
Humans
Incidental Findings
Male
Pain
Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson
Surgery
Veins & arteries
White
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Summary:The authors present the case of a patient who presented with acute coronary syndrome requiring percutaneous coronary intervention. He was incidentally diagnosed with a large abdominal abdominal aortic aneurysm which developed acute inflammatory features with rapid sac expansion and imminent rupture. This short report aims to highlight several dilemma that confronted us during the management of this patient.
ISSN:1757-790X
1757-790X
DOI:10.1136/bcr.03.2011.3995