Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection: Rare Presentation of Incidental Pericardial Effusion

Aortic dissection is the most devastating sequelae of aortopathy other than aortic rupture. However, aortic dissection can be asymptomatic in the acute phase with delayed symptomatic presentation or incidental diagnosis upon chest imaging. We report a case of a 63-year-old male who was diagnosed wit...

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Main Authors: Ashraf Abugroun, Ahmed Subahi, Safwan Gaznabi, Hussein Daoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/3562871