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. 2021 Oct;9(5):184-185.
doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1732396. Epub 2021 Dec 8.

Type A Aortic Dissection Masquerading as an Inferior Myocardial Infarction

Azhar Hussain  1 , Alessia Rossi  1 , Alexander Smith  1 , Ana Lopez-Marco  1 , Amina Khalil  1 , Neil Roberts  1
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Type A Aortic Dissection Masquerading as an Inferior Myocardial Infarction

Azhar Hussain et al. Aorta (Stamford). 2021 Oct.

Abstract

Type A aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Dissection can sometimes mimic an acute myocardial infarction due to similar presenting symptoms and initial clinical investigations. We report the case of a 52-year-old male who presented with an inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with two drug-eluting stents inserted as a stabilizing intervention prior to surgical repair of an acute aortic dissection.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest related to this article.

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( A ) Left ventricular aortography showing the true lumen delineated by the dissection flap (arrow). ( B ) Transesophageal echocardiogram showing the right coronary artery (RCA) stent protruding into the aorta (arrow). ( C ) Intraoperative picture demonstrating RCA stent protruding from the ostium (arrow).
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