Chronic proximal aortic dissection presenting as tamponade after 16 years
| Autor: | S Passani, M W Hayward, A G Fraser |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Time Factors Chest pain Pericardial effusion Aortic aneurysm Aneurysm Proximal aortic dissection Cardiac tamponade medicine.artery Internal medicine medicine Humans Aorta business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Aortic Aneurysm Cardiac Tamponade Aortic Dissection Chronic Disease Cardiology cardiovascular system Female Tamponade medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Research Article |
| Popis: | A patient presented with tamponade and haemopericardium 16 years after experiencing sudden severe chest pain associated with enlargement of the proximal aorta. Investigations revealed a proximal aortic dissection (DeBakey type II) with extensive laminar and partially calcified thrombus within its false lumen and a large pericardial effusion, which together resulted in a cardiothoracic ratio of 100%. Long term survival after medical treatment of proximal aortic dissection, with such late progression to tamponade, has not been reported before. |
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