Key result
Painless type A aortic dissection presents atypically as convulsive syncope and cardiac asystole.
Why the study?
The initial presenting symptoms of acute aortic dissection are diverse, and painless type A aortic dissection with convulsive syncope due to cardiac asystole is an atypical presentation.
Case Report (n=1)
Painless type A aortic dissection can present atypically with cardiac asystole leading to convulsive syncope.
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Clinicians should consider painless type A aortic dissection in unexplained convulsive syncope with asystole; this case leaves open its true frequency.
Chen et al. (2017) conducted a case report in Painless type A aortic dissection (n=1). Painless type A aortic dissection was evaluated on Diagnosis of Stanford type A aortic dissection. A 61-year-old male presenting with convulsive syncope and cardiac asystole was diagnosed with painless type A aortic dissection.
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