Ascending aortic disease in a patient with Marfan Syndrome. Case report
Acute thoracic aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the intimal lining of the aorta, and is a symptom of acute aortic syndrome. The dissection allows the blood to pass through the rupture and separates the tunica intima from the tunica media or the tunica adventitia, creating a false intravascul...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Case Reports |
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| Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/care/article/view/61493 |