Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Present as Innominate Vein Compression Syndrome: A Rare Presentation

The term “innominate (brachiocephalic) vein compression syndrome” was first coined by Wurtz et al in 1989 to describe a patient who presented with “unilateral superior vena cava syndrome.” Here we report a 70-year-old male with comorbidities including hypertension, end-stage renal disease with a lef...

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Main Authors: Chuan-Lei Chao, Chung-Lieh Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2016-03-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816000156