Aortic dissection

"A65-year-old woman complained of nocturnal dyspnea, a period of stabbing pain between the shoulder blades, and swollen ankles that had persisted for 3 days. "

Aberrant right subclavian artery mimics aortic dissection [In Process Citation]

Circulation.2000;101:459

"A 57-year-old man with a history of a dissecting aortic aneurysm 4 months previously was referred for magnetic resonance imaging."

Magnetic Resonance Phase Velocity Mapping in Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm

Circulation.1995;91:236

"A 68-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency room with sudden left hemiparesis."

Images in clinical medicine. Circumferential dissection of the aorta.

N Engl J Med.1999;340:1553

"A73-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of severe back pain."

Cholesterol Embolism as a Complication of Aortic Dissection

Circulation.1999;100:e48

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Fulminant Clostridium septicum aortitis.

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Fulminant Clostridium septicum aortitis.

Circulation.2002;105:1871

"A38-year-old black man with a history of hypertension was admitted with a sudden onset of severe retrosternal chest pain radiating to his back."

Functional Left Main Coronary Artery Obstruction Due to Aortic Dissection

Circulation.1998;98:278

"A48-year-old previously healthy woman was admitted with a 4-month history of acute pain between the shoulder blades..."

Aortic dissection at the coronary artery sinus : magnetic resonance angiography findings [In Process Citation]

Circulation.2000;102:597

"A 48-year-old woman was admitted to our medical intensive care unit with sudden epigastric pain radiating toward both shoulders."

Intravascular ultrasound for stent implantation in aortic dissection [In Process Citation]

Circulation.2000;102:480

Edited by Donald L Vine MD