Rupture of a heavily calcified aortic arch in a patient with aortitis syndrome, advanced atherosclerosis, and renal ischemia: a dilemma between appropriate blood pressure control and maintenance of renal perfusion

CEN Case Rep. 2021 Feb;10(1):156-157. doi: 10.1007/s13730-020-00521-6. Epub 2020 Aug 12.

Shunsuke Yamada^{1

2}, Hideaki Oka^{1

2}, Kenichi Goto^{1

2}, Toshiaki Nakano^{3

4}, Takanari Kitazono¹

¹ Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
² Division of Kidney Care Unit, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
³ Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. toshink@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
⁴ Division of Kidney Care Unit, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. toshink@med.kyushu-u.ac.jp.

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Keywords: Aortic rupture; Aortitis syndrome; Chronic kidney disease; Ischemic nephropathy.

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