A Case of Ascending Aortic Dissection with Severe Aortic Regurgitation Diagnosed by Echocardiography

Aortic dissection refers to the separation of the aorta into a true and false lumen as the medial membrane of the aorta is torn along the long axis due to a high aortic pressure when a minute rupture occurs in the aortic lining. The mortality rate is very high, and aortic dissection occurs 2∼5 times...

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Main Authors: Sung-Hee Kim, Ok-Kyoung Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society for Clinical Laboratory Science 2020-12-01
Series:Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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