Key result
Autopsy revealed sudden death was caused by hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade secondary to a ruptured pulmonary trunk aneurysm, a rare complication of Eisenmenger syndrome.
Why the study?
Proximal pulmonary artery aneurysms and dissection are rare, life-threatening complications of chronic pulmonary hypertension often detected only at autopsy following sudden death.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case highlights the rare but fatal complication of pulmonary trunk aneurysm rupture leading to cardiac tamponade in patients with Eisenmenger syndrome.
Proximal pulmonary artery aneurysms and dissection are rare and lifethreatening conditions, which are usually detected only during autopsy examination in cases of sudden death. These pathological entities often occur as complications of chronic pulmonary hypertension and most commonly result from pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with various congenital cardiac lesions involving left-to-right shunting. This study describes an autopsy case of a 38-year-old man who was diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome 5 years prior to sudden death secondary to cardiac tamponade following a ruptured pulmonary trunk aneurysm.
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Kim et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Eisenmenger syndrome (n=1). Eisenmenger syndrome was evaluated on Cause of death. Autopsy revealed sudden death was caused by hemorrhagic cardiac tamponade secondary to a ruptured pulmonary trunk aneurysm, a rare complication of Eisenmenger syndrome.
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