Using D-Dimer to Diagnose Painless Acute Aortic Dissection: A Case Report

Introduction. Aortic dissection is a cardiovascular emergency; the most frequent symptom is chest pain, but clinical presentation can be varied and atypical. Case Presentation. We report the case of a 66-year-old Caucasian male who presented a syncope immediately followed by a left-arm weakness whi...

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Main Authors: Caroline Barniol, Baptiste Vallé, Emilie Dehours, Sandrine Charpentier, Vincent Bounes, Dominique Lauque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/395613