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Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection: Rare Presentation of Incidental Pericardial Effusion
Joint Authors
Abugroun, Ashraf
Subahi, Ahmed
Gaznabi, Safwan
Daoud, Hussein
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 with pericardial effusion upon preoperative workup for elective cholecystectomy.
Further investigations confirmed hemorrhagic pericardial effusion secondary to a chronic dissecting ascending aortic aneurysm.
The patient condition was successfully managed with open surgical repair with an uneventful postoperative course.
This case demonstrates an extremely rare presentation of incidental hemorrhagic pericardial effusion caused by a chronic dissecting ascending aortic aneurysm.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abugroun, Ashraf& Subahi, Ahmed& Gaznabi, Safwan& Daoud, Hussein. 2019. Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection: Rare Presentation of Incidental Pericardial Effusion. Case Reports in Cardiology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abugroun, Ashraf…[et al.]. Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection: Rare Presentation of Incidental Pericardial Effusion. Case Reports in Cardiology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Abugroun, Ashraf& Subahi, Ahmed& Gaznabi, Safwan& Daoud, Hussein. Chronic Type A Aortic Dissection: Rare Presentation of Incidental Pericardial Effusion. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133661
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1133661