Pulmonary artery dissection complicating aortic dissection in a patient with bicuspid aortic valve and aortic coarctation

We report a case of a type A aortic dissection with extension into the main pulmonary artery through a sinus of Valsalva fistula. Echocardiography and computed tomographic angiography of the chest were performed and bicuspid aortic valve, hemopericardium, and dilatation of the aortic root were found...

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Main Authors: Minhaj S. Khaja, MD, MBA, Richard L. Hallett, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043317301450