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Medicina, 2008 Aortic dissection is an acute lesion of the aortic wall accompanied by separation of the media due to rupture or intramural hematoma. The incidence rate of aortic dissection is 5 to 30 cases per million people a year. Acute aortic dissection is a highly lethal cardiovascular emergency with an incidence of 2000 new cases per year in the United States ...
Buivydaitė, Kristina +3 more
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Accidental and Late Diagnosis of Type A Aortic Dissection: Mimicking Unstable Angina Pectoris
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2022 Aortic dissection is an infrequent diagnosis that usually presents with acute onset of sharp and severe tearing pain. It rarely presents with atypical symptoms, accompanied by a higher mortality risk that arises the delay in diagnosis. In this report, we
Toktam Alirezaei MD +2 more
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Aortic Dissection that Presented to a Tertiary Hospital's ED in Dubai, UAE: A Descriptive Study
Saudi Journal of Emergency MedicineBackground: Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition, with a high mortality rate. It can be classified into Stanford type A or type B. This study analyzes the clinical presentation, risk factors, systolic blood pressure, and the mortality rate ...
Ivyan Kambal +4 more
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Tratamento Endovascular da Disseção Crónica Isolada da Aorta Abdominal [PDF]
, 2016 Isolated acute abdominal aortic dissection is a relatively rare event. Its natural history is not fully understood and its optimal treatment is not established.
Almeida, R. +3 more
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Aortic Pseudo aneurysm 3 Years after Interposition Tube Graft for Acute Dissection of Ascending Aorta [PDF]
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2019 Introduction: Patients with primary acute aortic dissection are at higher risk of complications, including increasing aortic aneurysm diameter, aortic rupture, aortic pseudo aneurysm, and recurrent aortic dissection.
Aliasghar Moeinipour +6 more
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Fluid dynamics of aortic root dilation in Marfan syndrome
, 2014 Aortic root dilation and propensity to dissection are typical manifestations of the Marfan Syndrome (MS), a genetic defect leading to the degeneration of the elastic fibres. Dilation affects the structure of the flow and, in turn, altered flow may play a
Costantini, Martina +4 more
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Esophageal Cancer Initially Thought to be Accompanied by a Solitary Metastasis to an Intrathoracic Paraaortic Lymph Node [PDF]
, 2012 Esophageal cancers usually exhibit lymph-node metastases. Although a solitary lymph-node metastasis is occasionally found, the involvement of an intrathoracic paraaortic node is rare.
Akase, Takayoshi +7 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective The objectives of this study were to evaluate the correlation and agreement between ultrasonography and computed tomography (CT) in measuring ascending aorta diameter in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and to investigate the development of new ascending aortic aneurysms in patients with newly diagnosed GCA.
Anne C. Bull Haaversen +4 more
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Dubai Medical JournalObjectives: Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition, with a high mortality rate. It can be classified into Stanford type A or type B. This study reports the clinical presentation, risk factors, systolic blood pressure, and the mortality rate ...
Ivyan Kambal +4 more
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Fatal Case of Type A Aortic Dissection Presenting As Acute Renal Failure
Archives of Clinical and Experimental Surgery, 2014 Aortic dissection is a life-threatening illness requiring early diagnosis and treatment. Uncommon early presentations mimicking various illnesses can delay diagnosis. Acute renal failure (ARF) is an uncommon complication of type A aortic dissection (AAD).
Fuat Ozkan +5 more
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