Asymptomatic long‐segmental type A aortic dissection diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography: A case report and literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 574-578
Author(s):  
Jiwei Wang ◽  
Cai Yao ◽  
Yongbing Wu ◽  
Bin Lai
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Transthoracic Echocardiography ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Aortic Dissection

False Lumen Catheterization in a Patient Who Has Type A Aortic Dissection That Mimics Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction: A Case Report

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Erhan Kaya ◽  
Hakan Fotbolcu ◽  
Zeki Şimşek ◽  
Ömer Işık
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Cardiac Catheterization ◽  
False Lumen ◽  
Type A ◽  
Inferior Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Type A Aortic Dissection ◽  
Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Catheterization Procedure

We report a 61-year-old patient who suffered from a type A aortic dissection that mimicked an acute inferior myocardial infarction. During a routine cardiac catheterization procedure, diagnostic catheters can be inserted accidentally into the false lumen. Invasive cardiologists should keep this complication in mind.

scholarly journals Early misdiagnosis of acute aortic dissection: A case report and analysis of the causes

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Xiao-yan Chen ◽  
Fan-liang Kong ◽  
Tong-guo Wu
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Emergency Room ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Acute Aortic Dissection ◽  
Type A ◽  
Ascending Aorta ◽  
Type A Aortic Dissection

Type A aortic dissection is a catastrophic clinical entity involving the ascending aorta. In this case report, a patient was admitted to the emergency room with a presentation resembling acute myocardial infarction (AMI) that led to the inappropriate administration of anticoagulant agents or platelet. This is a case report of a 69-year-old male patient with early misdiagnosis and analysis of type A aortic dissection with discussion on the causes of misdiagnosis in light of the literature.

scholarly journals Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection Secondary to Infectious Aortitis: A Case Report

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bong Soo Park ◽  
Ho-Ki Min ◽  
Do Kyun Kang ◽  
Hee Jae Jun ◽  
Youn-Ho Hwang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Type A ◽  
Type A Aortic Dissection

Acute Type A Aortic Dissection at Seven Weeks of Gestation in a Marfan Patient: Case Report

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 569-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walid H. Shaker ◽  
Amal A. Refaat ◽  
Mohammed A. Hakamei ◽  
Mohamed F. Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Aortic Dissection ◽  
Type A ◽  
Acute Type ◽  
Patient Case ◽  
Type A Aortic Dissection ◽  
Marfan Patient
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