Chest pain while gardening: a Stanford type A dissection involving the aortic root extending into the iliac arteries—an uncommon and potentially catastrophic disease process
Abstract Background An aortic dissection is an uncommon and potentially catastrophic disease process that carries with it a high morbidity and mortality. The inciting event is a tear in the intimal lining of the aorta. This allows passage of blood through the tear and into the aortic media, resultin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Emergency Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12245-019-0237-8 |