| Literature DB >> 24691883 |
Satoshi Kodera1, Masayuki Ikeda, Kazutoshi Sato, Syunichi Kushida, Junji Kanda.
Abstract
We report a 71-year-old woman with inferior acute myocardial infarction (AMI) due to type A acute aortic dissection. Emergency enhanced computed tomography (CT) did not show obvious aortic dissection. During emergency percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), intravascular ultrasonography revealed type A aortic dissection. Hemodynamic stability was restored after PCI. 1 month later, CT revealed a sinus of Valsalva aneurysm, which was treated surgically. This case suggests that PCI could be a good initial treatment option for unstable patients with AMI due to type A aortic dissection. This is the first reported case of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm subsequent to aortic dissection.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24691883 DOI: 10.1007/s12928-014-0250-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Interv Ther ISSN: 1868-4297