Extensive aortic dissection (Stanford Type A) presenting with confusion in a patient: a case report
- PMID: 35755122
- PMCID: PMC9214719
- DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.06.020
Extensive aortic dissection (Stanford Type A) presenting with confusion in a patient: a case report
Abstract
Spontaneous extensive aortic dissection is rarely documented in the literature with a misdiagnosis rate of up to 38% in previous studies. Vital signs and clinical manifestations vary and depend on the extent of the dissection and location. We present a rare case of extensive Stanford Type A dissection in a 60-year-old female patient who presented with confusion. Type A aortic dissection is a surgical emergency that is important for clinicians to have a low threshold of suspicion of the life-threatening condition due to the diverse and potentially atypical clinical presentation of aortic dissection.
Keywords: Aortic dissection; Case report; Confusion; Imaging; Stanford Type A.
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington.
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