Subtle-discrete aortic dissection without bulging of the aortic wall. A rare but lethal lesion

J Card Surg. 2016 Aug;31(8):546-8. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12782. Epub 2016 Jun 30.

Abstract

We report a subtle-discrete aortic dissection, without bulging of the aortic wall or aneurysm or valve pathology or periaortic effusion, which resulted in a lethal cardiac tamponade to a 35-year-old male.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / complications
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Dissection / complications
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis*
  • Cardiac Tamponade / diagnosis
  • Cardiac Tamponade / etiology*
  • Echocardiography
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed