title: Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis complicating acute aortic dissection during medical treatment.
abstract: Acute aortic dissection of Stanford type A with intramural hematoma was diagnosed based on computed tomography (CT) findings in a 60-year-old man. During medical treatment, pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis developed. CT revealed thrombosis in the right pulmonary artery, and 99mTc pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy showed defects in the right lung field. CT showed thrombus in the common iliac vein. An inferior vena caval filter was placed because anticoagulation therapy was contraindicated. A CT scan before discharge showed no thrombus in the pulmonary artery or common iliac vein, but a newly captured thrombus was found inside the filter.
authors: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo. morisato@jikei.ac.jp
authors: Satoshi
authors: S
authors: Morimoto
authors: Takehiko
authors: T
authors: Izumi
authors: Toshiyuki
authors: T
authors: Sakurai
authors: Kimiaki
authors: K
authors: Komukai
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Kawai
authors: Hidenori
authors: H
authors: Yagi
authors: Kenichi
authors: K
authors: Hongo
authors: Takahiro
authors: T
authors: Shibata
authors: Seibu
authors: S
authors: Mochizuki
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016306:Vena Cava Filters; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy