Type A Aortic Dissection Presenting with Acute Lower Extremity Vascular Insufficiency in the Absence of Chest Pain

We report a case of a 53 year-old man with a history of hypertension presenting with acute left lower extremity parasthesias and pulselessness initially presumed to be secondary to arterial thrombosis or embolism. Work-up included a transthoracic echocardiogram which revealed an aortic dissection at...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Earl, Thomas J., Poppas, Athena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Libertas Academica 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4767118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26949339
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/OJCS.S8042

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4767118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26949339
http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/OJCS.S8042

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