TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1979//
TI  - Acute hypertension: its significance in traumatic aortic rupture
JO  - Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
A1  - Fox, S.
A1  - Pierce, W. S.
A1  - Waldhausen, J. A.
SP  - 622
EP  - 625
VL  - 77
IS  - 4
N2  - Traumatic aortic rupture is a common occurrence associated with 16 percent of deaths from automobile accidents. Through a review of current literature and two recent cases from The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, we have attempted to elucidate a common physical finding, acute hypertension associated with blunt chest trauma, and prove its significance as a diagnostic clue to traumatic rupture of the aorta. New laboratory findings of an aortic sympathetic reflex stimulated by stretching the aortic wall in the area of the isthmus provides a physiological explanation for the cause of hypertension after aortic trauma.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-5223
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -