Population
1 83-year-old female with known aneurysmal thoracic aorta presenting with acute breathlessness and hypoxia…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
2 months
Authors
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Unexpected survival at 2 months in atypical aortic dissection; leaves open whether heightened suspicion improves outcomes in breathless elderly patients.
Highlights the need for a low threshold of suspicion for aortic dissection in older patients presenting with breathlessness and elevated D-dimer, even in the absence of pain.
Catlow et al. (2014) studied this question.
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