Open AccessEndarteritis complicating aortic dissection
Author(s) -
Héctor A. Carmona-Ruíz,
José Antonio AriasGodínez,
Nelva Marina Márquez-Castro,
Ángel RomeroCárdenas
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jet136
Subject(s) - endarteritis , aortic dissection , medicine , dissection (medical) , cardiology , aorta , surgery
A 33-year-old man arrived at the emergency department with profuse sweating and fever, which had initiated 2 months earlier. The patient mentioned that 2 weeks prior had presented an episode of sudden intense substernal pain, for which he did not seek any medical attention. On physical examination the patient's blood pressure was 120/60 mmHg, with tachycardia, diastolic aortic murmur, Quincke's pulse and positive Lyan's manoeuvre (with the patient in the supine …
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