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Aortic dissection - Stanford type A

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Chest pain.

Patient Data

Age: 70 years
Gender: Female

Aortic dissection of the ascending aorta. Moderate to large hemopericardium. The great vessels arise from the true lumen.

Remainder of the arch and descending aorta again demonstrate periaortic soft tissue consistent with thrombosed false lumen.

Case Discussion

This aortic dissection is essentially limited to the ascending aorta making it a Stanford type A /  DeBakey type 2. 

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