Aortic dissection in an elderly patient with atrial septal defect.
We report a case of acute aortic dissection that occurred in the late course of surgically untreated atrial septal defect. A 60-year-old man with acute aortic dissection and atrial septal defect was operated on successfully, and we discuss the causal relationship between these two unusual conditions.
Terada
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Y
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
Fujii
Y
Y
Mitsui
T
T
Atsumi
N
N
Akishima
S
S
Inagaki
M
M
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001011:Aorta; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged