Proximal aortic dissection with cardiac tamponade. Long-term survival without surgery.
Proximal aortic dissection in a 79-year-old woman was complicated by cardiac tamponade, aortic regurgitation, and pleural leak. Following pericardiocentesis and control of her hypertension, she survived without an operation for more than four years.
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Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn. 37232.
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D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D001011:Aorta; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D013997:Time Factors