Key result
Medical therapy alone resolves a large uncomplicated iatrogenic ascending aortic dissection within 3 days.
Population
A 74-year-old woman with iatrogenic dissection of the ascending aorta complicating right coronary angioplasty.
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
3 days
Authors
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This case demonstrates that large, uncomplicated iatrogenic dissections of the ascending aorta can sometimes spontaneously regress with medical therapy alone.
Case Report (n=1)
This case demonstrates that large, uncomplicated iatrogenic dissections of the ascending aorta can sometimes spontaneously regress with medical therapy alone.
Roumy et al. (2016) conducted a case report in Iatrogenic dissection of the ascending aorta (n=1). Medical therapy alone was evaluated on Regression of the false lumen. Medical therapy alone successfully managed a large uncomplicated iatrogenic dissection of the ascending aorta, with complete regression of the false lumen observed at 3 days.
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