Key result
A 60-year-old man with acute aortic dissection Stanford type A, initially misdiagnosed as acute coronary syndrome, died within 24 hours of presentation due to extensive malperfusion.
Why the study?
Acute aortic dissection is an extreme, life-threatening medico-surgical emergency that requires rapid diagnosis and treatment, but it is often misdiagnosed.
Case Report (n=1)
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Acute aortic dissection can mimic acute coronary syndrome and requires rapid diagnosis via thorough clinical examination and imaging to prevent fatal outcomes.
Fatal aortic dissection mimicking ACS warrants heightened suspicion; case reports leave open optimal diagnostic protocols.
Acute aortic dissection is an extreme medico-surgical emergency. It’s often misdiagnosed, however it’s life-threatening condition that requires rapid diagnosis and treatment. We describe here a case of fatal acute aortic dissection in a 60 year old man, without medical history, who was misdiagnosed with acute coronary syndrome and died from extensive aortic dissection type A of Stanford within 24 hours. We reviewed the literature of acute aortic dissection and we focused particularly on clinical presentations, importance of a history and a complete examination, outcomes and investigations of aortic dissection.
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Rachid et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Acute aortic dissection (n=1). Acute aortic dissection was evaluated on Mortality. A 60-year-old man with acute aortic dissection Stanford type A, initially misdiagnosed as acute coronary syndrome, died within 24 hours of presentation due to extensive malperfusion.
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