PubMed · 16928547
Delayed traumatic aortic cusp detachment mimicking aortic dissection.
Abstract
We report a case of delayed detachment of the right coronary cusp, occurring 12 days after a motorcycle crash. Echocardiographic findings mimicked a type I De Bakey aortic dissection. A brief discussion of cause, evolution, diagnosis, and treatment is included.
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Marco L S Matteucci, Giuseppe Rescigno, Gianluca Altamura, Marcello Manfrin, Alessandro D'Alfonso, Gianpiero Piccoli, Gianfranco Iacobone. 2006. Delayed traumatic aortic cusp detachment mimicking aortic dissection.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.01.030
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