title: Acute descending aortic dissection associated with coarctation in adult.
abstract: A 44-year-old man with congenital aortic coarctation experienced acute dissection that crossed the coarctation and extended to both iliac arteries. The primary entry of the dissection was proximal to the coarctation segment, just below the origin of the left subclavian artery. Surgical procedures involved resection of the diseased segment including the coarctation, and graft interposition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Medical College, 126-1 Anam-dong 5-ga, Sungbuk-gu, Seoul 136-705, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Seung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Kyung
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Wan Joo
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Kwang Taik
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyoung Mook
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male