Emergency rescue endovascular stent grafting of ascending aorta to relieve life-threatening coronary obstruction in a case of acute aortic dissection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Myocardial ischemia associated with acute aortic dissection is frequently a fatal complication, and the emergent management still remains a challenge. We report a patient with life-threatening myocardial ischemia due to acute aortic dissection managed by rescue stent grafting of the ascending aorta. Coronary blood flow improved immediately with this endovascular procedure, hemodynamic status was ameliorated dramatically, followed by uneventful open repair.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Dissection
- Aorta, Thoracic
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Coronary Occlusion
- Emergencies
- Endovascular Procedures
- Stents