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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct;36(10):1936-1940.
doi: 10.1111/echo.14493. Epub 2019 Oct 1.

An atypical case of Stanford type-A chronic aortic dissection managed conservatively

Stefano Maffè  1 , Roberta Nicali  2 , Pierfranco Dellavesa  1 , Paola Paffoni  1 , Luca Bergamasco  1 , Umberto Parravicini  1
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An atypical case of Stanford type-A chronic aortic dissection managed conservatively

Stefano Maffè et al. Echocardiography. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

Stanford type-A aortic dissection is a clinical emergency; mortality is high, and surgery is urgently required in most cases. Chronic forms of type-A dissection are rare and have a poor prognosis if not treated surgically. We present an unusual case of chronic type-A aortic dissection, with silent onset, in an oncologic patient without risk factors, which was managed conservatively and remained substantially stable during follow-up.

Keywords: aortic dissection; conservative management.

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