title: Acute aortic dissection--De Bakey Type I and Stanford A.
abstract: We report a rare case of aortic dissection which fits into De Bakey Type I and Stanford A, presented with severe tearing chest pain, paraplegia, stupor, hypotension, and syncope. Echocardiography showed dissection involving aortic root. MRI showed aortic dissection involving ascending, arch and descending aorta. Patient was managed conservatively and he died within 12 hours after the admission.
authors.affiliation: PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641 004.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
authors.forename: Sujaya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index