Aortic Dissection Presenting as Leg Pain

A female in her mid-sixties presented to the emergency department with the chief complaint of leg pain. After evaluation, she was found to have a rapidly progressing aortic dissection resulting in an occlusion of the right common iliac artery. The authors highlight the variable presentations of acut...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: George, Nathan, Ganti, Latha, Falgiani, Michael, Desai, Bobby
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7331895/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32637271
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8389
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Sumario:A female in her mid-sixties presented to the emergency department with the chief complaint of leg pain. After evaluation, she was found to have a rapidly progressing aortic dissection resulting in an occlusion of the right common iliac artery. The authors highlight the variable presentations of acute aortic dissection, beyond classic tearing chest pain. 

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