Painless Acute Aortic Dissection Presenting to the Emergency Department

Journal of Case Reports

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Anil Kumar Kadamba¹  Ankur Verma¹  Wasil Rasool Sheikh¹  Meghna Haldar¹  Abhishek Snehy¹  Sanjay Jaiswal¹ 

[1] Department of Emergency Medicine, Max Super Specialty Hospital

关键词: Aortic Dissection;    Brain;    Dizziness;    Humans;    Marfan Syndrome;    Vertigo.;   

DOI  :  10.17659/01.2019.0025

学科分类：生理学

来源: Journal of Case Reports

【 摘 要 】

Background: Acute aortic dissections are highly fatal and are usually a postmortem diagnosis. Painless acute aortic dissections can lead to delay in diagnosis and catastrophic results for the patient. Type A dissections extending into the vessels of the brain and neck can cause cerebral hypo-perfusion leading to neurological symptoms. Marfan syndrome and other connective tissue disorders are more susceptible to be diagnosed with acute aortic dissections. Case Report: We present a rare case of acute dissection presenting with dizziness and underwent surgical intervention. Conclusion: Identification of acute aortic dissection with atypical presentation is a challenging task for emergency physicians.

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