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Urgent carotid stenting before cardiac surgery in a young male patient with acute ischemic stroke caused by aortic and carotid dissection
Author(s) -
R Popović,
Sanja Radovinović-Tasić,
Sinisa Rusovic,
Toplica Lepić,
Radoje Ilić,
R Raicević,
Dragana Obradović
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp150402091p
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , ascending aorta , stroke (engine) , radiology , angiography , dissection (medical) , common carotid artery , carotid artery dissection , surgery , aortography , chest pain , aorta , cardiology , carotid arteries , mechanical engineering , engineering
Acute aortic dissection (AD) is the most common life-threatening disorder affecting the aorta. Neurological symptoms are present in 17-40% of cases. The management of these patients is controversial.

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