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Incidental Finding of Thoracic Aortic Dissection in a Patient Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

Thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) is an uncommon but potentially fatal complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Most patients present to the emergency room with severe chest pain, shortness of breath, or after a syncopal episode. Asymptomatic patients pose a challenge to diagnosis. The au...

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Autores principales: Etuk, Aniekeme S, Odigwe, Celestine I, Singu, Sravani, Amoran, Emmanuel O, Pursley, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10349285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37456414
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40443