Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection | Zendy

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Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection

Author(s) -

Arjun Kumar,

Krishan Kumar,

Roman Zeltser,

Amgad N. Makaryus

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1179-5468

DOI - 10.4137/cmc.s38328

Subject(s) - asymptomatic , medicine , aortic dissection , chest pain , dissection (medical) , myocardial infarction , surgery , radiology , thoracic aortic aneurysm , thoracic aorta , aortic aneurysm , cardiology , aneurysm , aorta

Thoracic aortic dissection is a rare, but lethal, medical condition that is either misdiagnosed as a myocardial infarction or overlooked completely. Though thoracic aortic dissections are commonly diagnosed in patients exhibiting sharp chest pain, there are some notable cases where patients do not report the expected severity of pain. We report a unique case of a patient with a thoracic aortic dissection who was initially nearly asymptomatic for eight months, in order to heighten awareness, highlight diagnosis protocol, and improve prognosis for this commonly misdiagnosed, but fatal, condition.

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