Open AccessAtrial fibrillation, an epiphenomenon of acute Stanford type‐A aortic dissection with suspected intimo‐intimal intussusception
Author(s) -
Ciulla Michele M.,
Vivona Patrizia,
Lemos Alessandro,
Sozzi Fabiola,
Cioffi Ugo,
Testori Alberto
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1701
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , epiphenomenon , atrial fibrillation , aortic dissection , thrombosis , embolism , aorta , philosophy , epistemology
Key Clinical Message Supraventricular arrhythmias can sometimes be “only” epiphenomena appearing during acute hypoxia, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and thrombosis. Indeed, atrial fibrillation is not rare in acute aortic dissection as it is estimated in about one half of patients and may be secondary to a perfusion deficit of the sinoatrial node artery.