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Surgery for acute type a aortic dissection in a pregnant woman at 28 weeks' gestation

Abstract A 27-year-old woman with sudden back pain was transported to our hospital. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed pregnancy of 28 weeks' gestation. Computed tomography demonstrated a type A aortic dissection. Because of progressive fetal deterioration, an emergency cesarean section was forced to per...

Mal-positioning of dialysis catheter in anomalous left superior pulmonary vein in a patient with acute type a dissection, a case report

Abstract The partial anomalous pulmonary vein drainage is a rare congenital defect. The pulmonary vein drains in to a systemic vein instead of draining in to the left atrium. In this rare birth defect, the right sided pulmonary vein involvement is more prevalent than the left sided pulmonary veins. We pr...

Hypoxic hepatitis in an extensive aortic disecction: case report

Hypoxic hepatitis is an uncommon cause of hepatic damage characterized by a centrolobular necrosis. Its pathophysiology remains unclear. Aortic dissection is a rare but frequently catastrophic event. It is caused by an aortic intimal tear with propagation of a false channel in the media. Depending on the...

Complicated Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Initially Diagnosed as Atrial Myxoma

Arq. bras. cardiol; 107 (3), 2016