Fatal and Near Fatal Acute Ascending Aortic Dissection: Two Case Reports with Different Cardiac Manifestations
| Autor: | Sucharat Warutama, Manaswee Indrabhinduwat, Gumpanart Veerakul, Piyapan Pamornsing, Lertlak Chaothawee, Pakaporn Sirimas, Vitoon Pitiguagool |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | The Bangkok Medical Journal. :59-64 |
| ISSN: | 2287-0237 2228-9674 |
| Popis: | Acute ascending AD remains a catastrophic disease that is liable to be missed or have a delayed diagnosis. With such diverse manifestations, the diagnosis in any atypical case is even more difficult and mortality rates are unacceptably high. We reported two cases of acute AD presenting with different manifestations. The first one was a typical Standford type A case, a 71-year-old hypertensive man presenting with chest pain and syncope. With the high risk predictors and delayed operation, he died from cardiac tamponade. In contrast, the second case was an atypical one, a young man who had no known risk factors for developing AD. He initially presented with upper back, leg pain (Standford type B) and later congestive heart failure from severe aortic regurgitation. He survived the complex aortic repair and valve replacement but the cause of AD remained unknown. We hope that these two reported cases will raise awareness of this lethal disease in clinical practice. |
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