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

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
Subjects:
acute type b aortic dissection
aortic arch involvement
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816000156
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spelling doaj-d3c327c2c9d643959ae04e7014c8c75e2020-11-24T21:36:34ZengTaiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)International Journal of Gerontology1873-95982016-03-01101495110.1016/j.ijge.2014.06.012Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Present as Innominate Vein Compression Syndrome: A Rare PresentationChuan-Lei Chao0Chung-Lieh Hung1Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanMedicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanThe 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 left arm arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis, who presented with left brachiocephalic (innominate) vein compression by a Stanford Type B aortic dissection presenting with left arm edema. The diagnosis was confirmed by venography and computed tomography scan, and he underwent successful endovascular stent grafting.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816000156acute type b aortic dissectionaortic arch involvement
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author Chuan-Lei Chao
Chung-Lieh Hung
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Chung-Lieh Hung
Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Present as Innominate Vein Compression Syndrome: A Rare Presentation
International Journal of Gerontology
acute type b aortic dissection
aortic arch involvement
author_facet Chuan-Lei Chao
Chung-Lieh Hung
author_sort Chuan-Lei Chao
title Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Present as Innominate Vein Compression Syndrome: A Rare Presentation
title_short Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Present as Innominate Vein Compression Syndrome: A Rare Presentation
title_full Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Present as Innominate Vein Compression Syndrome: A Rare Presentation
title_fullStr Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Present as Innominate Vein Compression Syndrome: A Rare Presentation
title_full_unstemmed Acute Type B Aortic Dissection Present as Innominate Vein Compression Syndrome: A Rare Presentation
title_sort acute type b aortic dissection present as innominate vein compression syndrome: a rare presentation
publisher Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
series International Journal of Gerontology
issn 1873-9598
publishDate 2016-03-01
description 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 left arm arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis, who presented with left brachiocephalic (innominate) vein compression by a Stanford Type B aortic dissection presenting with left arm edema. The diagnosis was confirmed by venography and computed tomography scan, and he underwent successful endovascular stent grafting.
topic acute type b aortic dissection
aortic arch involvement
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959816000156
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