Key result
A 50-year-old man presenting with symptoms mimicking aortic dissection was found to have an interrupted aortic arch and stress-induced cardiomyopathy, ultimately suffering a fatal cardiac arrest.
Population
A 50-year-old man presenting with interscapular pain, diaphoresis, and restlessness, ultimately diagnosed…
Design
Case_report
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Clinicians should consider congenital aortic anomalies in atypical dissection presentations; single case leaves optimal management open.
Case Report (n=1)
This case highlights a rare and fatal presentation of an interrupted aortic arch complicated by takotsubo cardiomyopathy mimicking an acute aortic dissection.
Baloch et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Interrupted aortic arch complicated with takotsubo cardiomyopathy mimicking aortic dissection (n=1). A 50-year-old man presenting with symptoms mimicking aortic dissection was found to have an interrupted aortic arch and stress-induced cardiomyopathy, ultimately suffering a fatal cardiac arrest.
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