Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection: Rare Presentation of Incidental Pericardial Effusion

Autor: Ashraf Abugroun, Ahmed Subahi, Safwan Gaznabi, Hussein Daoud
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Cardiology, Vol 2019 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-6404
2090-6412
DOI: 10.1155/2019/3562871
Popis: Aortic dissection is the most devastating sequelae of aortopathy other than aortic rupture. However, aortic dissection can be asymptomatic in the acute phase with delayed symptomatic presentation or incidental diagnosis upon chest imaging. We report a case of a 63-year-old male who was diagnosed with pericardial effusion upon preoperative workup for elective cholecystectomy. Further investigations confirmed hemorrhagic pericardial effusion secondary to a chronic dissecting ascending aortic aneurysm. The patient condition was successfully managed with open surgical repair with an uneventful postoperative course. This case demonstrates an extremely rare presentation of incidental hemorrhagic pericardial effusion caused by a chronic dissecting ascending aortic aneurysm.
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