The No-Win Resuscitation: Ventricular Septal Rupture and Associated Acute Aortic Occlusion

Figure 2

Acute aortic occlusion. Computed tomography. (a) Sagittal plane, arterial phase after intravenous injection of contrast agent. The descending aorta is not filled with contrast (circle 1: 70 HU, circle 2: 73 HU). Note the severe calcification of the aorta. (b) Sagittal plane, late phase after intravenous injection of contrast. While few contrast enters the proximal part of the thrombus (apposition zone, circle 3: 105 HU), it does not reach the already more solid parts of the thrombus (circle 4: 78 HU). HU: Hounsfield Units.

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