Open AccessRuptured unknown Stanford Type A aortic dissection with huge mediastinic emathoma mimicking pulmonary embolism
Author(s) -
Andrea Ani,
Alberto Formenti,
Gianluca Pontone,
Marco Agrifoglio,
Mauro Pepi,
D. Andreini
Publication year - 2014
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/jet279
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , pulmonary embolism , cardiology , radiology , dissection (medical) , aorta
We report the case of a 84-year-old patient, with a history of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and mitral valve replacement 11 years ago and a recent access to an emergency department for acute chest pain. The patient was quickly discharged because of negative troponin without any radiological examination.Six days …
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