Left atrial collapse due to a giant false lumen in type B aortic dissection

Intensive Care Med. 2017 Jan;43(1):133-134. doi: 10.1007/s00134-016-4458-5. Epub 2016 Jul 25.

Authors

Rodolfo San Antonio¹, Eduardo Josué Flores Umanzor², Paula Sánchez Somonte², Guillem Caldentey²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, 170 Villarroel Street, 08036, Barcelona, Spain. rvsanan@clinic.ub.es.
² Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, 170 Villarroel Street, 08036, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 27456704
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-016-4458-5

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / physiopathology*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / therapy*
Aortic Dissection / physiopathology*
Aortic Dissection / therapy*
Female
Heart Atria / physiopathology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged