title: Aortic dissection due to sildenafil abuse.
abstract: This report deals with a 28-year-old male patient, admitted with a type A aortic dissection, potentially related to the use of sildenafil. In the literature, we found only two other potentially sildenafil-related cases of aortic dissections, one type A and one type B. In our patient, a bicuspid aortic valve and an ascending aortic aneurysm were other underlying anomalies that could have led to the aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Bursa Acibadem Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selma Kenar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tiryakioglu
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tiryakioglu
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Turan
authors.forename: Ethem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kumbay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010879:Piperazines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011687:Purines / Q000009:adverse effects; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D013450:Sulfones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
chemical_list: D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D010879:Piperazines; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate