Acute type A aortic dissection in a patient with COVID-19

Future Cardiol. 2021 Jul;17(4):625-629. doi: 10.2217/fca-2020-0103. Epub 2020 Sep 18.

Abstract

The novel coronavirus spread all over the world in 2019 and became a serious international health concern of this century. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had a wide range of clinical manifestations; it can cause mild-to-severe multiorgan diseases, mostly affecting the respiratory system, but cardiovascular symptoms and complications are also frequently presented in COVID-19 patients. Herein, we report a type A aortic dissection in a confirmed case of COVID-19.

Keywords: aortic dissection; cardiac surgery; novel coronavirus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / virology*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / virology*
  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Iran
  • SARS-CoV-2