title: Aortic dissection in an elderly patient with atrial septal defect.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Terada
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Fujii
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Mitsui
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Atsumi
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Akishima
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Inagaki
mesh_terms: 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