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01-04-2016 | Case-in-Point
Undiagnosed Stanford type A aortic dissection: a rare survival report
Authors:
Marco Gennari, Andrea Annoni, Marco Agrifoglio
Published in:
The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging
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Issue 4/2016
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Abstract
Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening conditions with a high mortality rate within the first 24 h since presentation, if left untreated. Nevertheless the setting may be chronic and stable. We present a rare case of a misdiagnosed and unoperated Stanford type A aortic dissection in a 78-year old woman with stable computed tomography features at the second year of clinical follow-up.