Resolution of ascending aortic dissection in a Stanford type A patient.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We observed an unusual natural course of a Stanford type A aortic dissection. The patient presented to the emergency department with an acute aortic dissection involving an ascending aorta and left-sided hemiparesis. The patient declined surgery and was managed conservatively. A follow-up scan after 1 month revealed that the patient had a complete spontaneous resolution of the dissection in the ascending aorta. Such a development is very rare and unexpected in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Monitoring, Physiologic