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Can a pulmonary artery rupture be fatal?
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Rupture PA fatal: The pulmonary artery is large, with pressure lower than systemic pressure. So, yes a rupture, tear, of laceration in the pulmonary artery (or one of its many branches) can be lethal; blood loss, not easy to control, or compress.
Answered 12/9/2013
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