title: Type a aortic dissection in association with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. leppard@musc.edu
authors.forename: William M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Leppard
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ikonomidis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency / Q000150:complications*