Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Thoracic aortic dissection is a rare, but lethal, medical condition that is either misdiagnosed as a myocardial infarction or overlooked completely. Though thoracic aortic dissections are commonly diagnosed in patients exhibiting sharp chest pain, there are some notable cases where patients do not r...
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| author | Arjun Kumar Krishan Kumar Roman Zeltser Amgad N. Makaryus |
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| description | Thoracic aortic dissection is a rare, but lethal, medical condition that is either misdiagnosed as a myocardial infarction or overlooked completely. Though thoracic aortic dissections are commonly diagnosed in patients exhibiting sharp chest pain, there are some notable cases where patients do not report the expected severity of pain. We report a unique case of a patient with a thoracic aortic dissection who was initially nearly asymptomatic for eight months, in order to heighten awareness, highlight diagnosis protocol, and improve prognosis for this commonly misdiagnosed, but fatal, condition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53155804a0bf4aaabb9e4519333aca212022-12-21T23:04:40ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology1179-54682016-01-011010.4137/CMC.S38328Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic DissectionArjun Kumar0Krishan Kumar1Roman Zeltser2Amgad N. Makaryus3Department of Cardiology, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.NuHealth, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY, USA.Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA.Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hempstead, NY, USA.Thoracic aortic dissection is a rare, but lethal, medical condition that is either misdiagnosed as a myocardial infarction or overlooked completely. Though thoracic aortic dissections are commonly diagnosed in patients exhibiting sharp chest pain, there are some notable cases where patients do not report the expected severity of pain. We report a unique case of a patient with a thoracic aortic dissection who was initially nearly asymptomatic for eight months, in order to heighten awareness, highlight diagnosis protocol, and improve prognosis for this commonly misdiagnosed, but fatal, condition.https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S38328 |
| spellingShingle | Arjun Kumar Krishan Kumar Roman Zeltser Amgad N. Makaryus Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology |
| title | Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection |
| title_full | Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection |
| title_fullStr | Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection |
| title_short | Nearly Asymptomatic Eight-Month Thoracic Aortic Dissection |
| title_sort | nearly asymptomatic eight month thoracic aortic dissection |
| url | https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S38328 |
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