Type A Aortic Dissection Masquerading as an Inferior Myocardial Infarction.
Azhar HussainAlessia RossiAlexander SmithAna Lopez-MarcoAmina KhalilNeil RobertsPublished in: Aorta (Stamford, Conn.) (2021)
Type A aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition with a wide range of clinical manifestations. Dissection can sometimes mimic an acute myocardial infarction due to similar presenting symptoms and initial clinical investigations. We report the case of a 52-year-old male who presented with an inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with two drug-eluting stents inserted as a stabilizing intervention prior to surgical repair of an acute aortic dissection.
Keyphrases
- aortic dissection
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute myocardial infarction
- left ventricular
- randomized controlled trial
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- heart failure
- emergency department
- intensive care unit
- atrial fibrillation
- depressive symptoms
- drug induced
- hepatitis b virus