Acute aortic dissection--De Bakey Type I and Stanford A.

Vijayakumar, A R; Menon, Sujaya; Kumar, S; Prasad, S

Acute aortic dissection--De Bakey Type I and Stanford A.

Date

2004-02-20

Authors

Abstract

We report a rare case of aortic dissection which fits into De Bakey Type I and Stanford A, presented with severe tearing chest pain, paraplegia, stupor, hypotension, and syncope. Echocardiography showed dissection involving aortic root. MRI showed aortic dissection involving ascending, arch and descending aorta. Patient was managed conservatively and he died within 12 hours after the admission.

Citation

Vijayakumar AR, Menon S, Kumar S, Prasad S. Acute aortic dissection--De Bakey Type I and Stanford A. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 2004 Feb; 52(): 154-5