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A case of an aortic dissection in a young adult: a refresher of the literature of this “great masquerader”

Aortic dissection is often misdiagnosed, especially among young patients, and it is associated with a high mortality rate. We present here a case of fatal acute aortic dissection in a young man who was misdiagnosed with pericarditis. We reviewed the literature of acute aortic dissection in young peo...

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Autores principales: Pineault, Jérôme, Ouimet, Denis, Pichette, Vincent, Vallée, Michel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3258019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22267942
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S22906

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