January 29, 2023HealthcareOpen Access

Extended Stanford Type-A Aortic Dissection with Multivessel Coronary and Peripheral Artery Involvement: An Autopsy Case Report

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Population

A 64-year-old male who died suddenly after admission for strong chest pain

Design

Autopsy case report

Authors

MAMaria AlexandriNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens MTMaria TsellouNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens NGNikolaοs GoutasNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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Implication

Type A dissection with carotid extension caused sudden death in a high-risk patient; case reports leave open improved early detection strategies.

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Population

64-year-old male with a history of coronary disease (CABG at age 40), uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and elevated cholesterol, presenting with strong chest pain.

Outcome

Autopsy findings and cause of death

This case highlights a rare and extensive presentation of Stanford Type-A aortic dissection involving multivessel coronary and peripheral arteries, leading to fatal myocardial ischemia rather than aortic rupture.

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Alexandri et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d4e129d4ed7921a74a0f5 https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11030386

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Implication

Type A dissection with carotid extension caused sudden death in a high-risk patient; case reports leave open improved early detection strategies.

Extended Stanford Type-A Aortic Dissection with Multivessel Coronary and Peripheral Artery Involvement: An Autopsy Case Report

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Cite This Study

Extended Stanford Type-A Aortic Dissection with Multivessel Coronary and Peripheral Artery Involvement: An Autopsy Case Report

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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