Aneurysm of the Pulmonary Artery as a Cause of Severe Chest Pain
Jaffin B, Gundel W, Capeless M, Castaneda A, Rabinovitch M, Wackers F. Aneurysm of the Pulmonary Artery as a Cause of Severe Chest Pain. JAMA Internal Medicine 1983, 143: 1484-1485. PMID: 6870423, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.1983.00350070212037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere chest painPulmonary arteryChest painNormal pulmonary artery pressureContiguous mediastinal structuresPrecordial chest painPulmonary artery aneurysmPulmonary artery pressureRelief of symptomsSerial chest roentgenogramsEvidence of ruptureArtery pressureChest roentgenogramAneurysmal dilatationArtery aneurysmEmergency roomAbsence of rupturePain receptorsInitial symptomsMediastinal structuresSuch painPainArteryTen-year periodAneurysms