Key result
Conservative management of an unusual, silent-onset chronic type-A aortic dissection in an oncologic patient resulted in substantial clinical stability during follow-up.
Why the study?
Stanford type-A aortic dissection carries high mortality typically requiring urgent surgery, and chronic forms are rare with a poor prognosis if not surgically treated.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare case of chronic type-A aortic dissection that was successfully managed conservatively with stable follow-up in an oncologic patient.
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Supports individualized conservative management in select cases; hypothesis-generating for chronic type-A dissection in oncology.
Stanford type-A aortic dissection is a clinical emergency; mortality is high, and surgery is urgently required in most cases. Chronic forms of type-A dissection are rare and have a poor prognosis if not treated surgically. We present an unusual case of chronic type-A aortic dissection, with silent onset, in an oncologic patient without risk factors, which was managed conservatively and remained substantially stable during follow-up.
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Maffè et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Stanford type-A chronic aortic dissection (n=1). Conservative management was evaluated on Clinical stability. Conservative management of an unusual, silent-onset chronic type-A aortic dissection in an oncologic patient resulted in substantial clinical stability during follow-up.
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