Acute descending aortic dissection associated with coarctation in adult

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2002 Dec;10(4):354-5. doi: 10.1177/021849230201000420.

Abstract

A 44-year-old man with congenital aortic coarctation experienced acute dissection that crossed the coarctation and extended to both iliac arteries. The primary entry of the dissection was proximal to the coarctation segment, just below the origin of the left subclavian artery. Surgical procedures involved resection of the diseased segment including the coarctation, and graft interposition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
  • Aortic Coarctation / complications*
  • Aortic Coarctation / diagnosis
  • Aortic Coarctation / surgery
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
  • Aortic Dissection / etiology*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male