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The condition is difficult to detect and may go unnoticed. Most patients have no symptoms. However, a minority of patients may have some of the following symptoms: | The condition is difficult to detect and may go unnoticed. Most patients have no symptoms. However, a minority of patients may have some of the following symptoms: | ||
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*[[Dyspnea]] or [[find it difficult to breathe or speak]] | *[[Dyspnea]] or [[find it difficult to breathe or speak]] | ||
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The diagnosis is further complicated by the fact that many patients with the injury experienced multiple other serious injuries as well,<ref>{{cite journal |author=Vloeberghs M, Duinslaeger M, Van den Brande P, Cham B, Welch W |title=Posttraumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta |journal=Acta Chir. Belg. |volume=88 |issue=1 |pages=33-8 |year=1988 |pmid=3376665 |doi=}}</ref> so the attention of hospital staff may be distracted from the possibility of aortic rupture. | The diagnosis is further complicated by the fact that many patients with the injury experienced multiple other serious injuries as well,<ref>{{cite journal |author=Vloeberghs M, Duinslaeger M, Van den Brande P, Cham B, Welch W |title=Posttraumatic rupture of the thoracic aorta |journal=Acta Chir. Belg. |volume=88 |issue=1 |pages=33-8 |year=1988 |pmid=3376665 |doi=}}</ref> so the attention of hospital staff may be distracted from the possibility of aortic rupture. | ||
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History and Symptoms
The condition is difficult to detect and may go unnoticed. Most patients have no symptoms. However, a minority of patients may have some of the following symptoms:
- Hoarseness
- Dyspnea or find it difficult to breathe or speak
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Upper back pain
The diagnosis is further complicated by the fact that many patients with the injury experienced multiple other serious injuries as well,[1] so the attention of hospital staff may be distracted from the possibility of aortic rupture.