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J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) · Sep 2011
Case ReportsAcute aortic dissection: a case report showing penetrating thoracic aortic ulcer and infrarenal aortic rupture.
- Felice Pecoraro, Zoran Rancic, Dieter Mayer, Thomas Pfammatter, and Mario Lachat.
- Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. felicepecoraro@libero.it
- J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2011 Sep 1;12(9):655-6.
AbstractAn acute aortic syndrome with simultaneous presence of a penetrating aortic ulcer, an intramural haematoma, a thoracic aortic dissection and an abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture has not previously been reported. Herein, we describe our experience with a patient treated by endovascular means with an 8-year follow-up.
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