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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg · Jun 2009
Case ReportsCompletely asymptomatic proximal aortic dissection and massive bullous lung disease: coincidence or is there any etiologic link?
- Mehmet Kayrak, Osman Sonmez, Mehmet A Vatankulu, and Mehmet S Ulgen.
- Department of Cardiology, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey.
- Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2009 Jun 1;35(6):1102-4.
AbstractThis case report focuses on a completely asymptomatic proximal aortic dissection in a middle-aged male smoker with bullous lung disease. The possibility of a relationship between A1-antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency and aortic dissection is discussed in light of the recent data.
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