title: Acute aortic dissection mimics acute inferoposterior wall myocardial infarction in a Marfan syndrome patient.
abstract: A 30-year old man with acute chest pain was diagnosed with acute inferoposterior wall myocardial infarction following electrocardiography. After a failed coronary angiography, an echocardiogram revealed an aortic intimal flap after which acute aortic dissection was diagnosed. The patient received a successful Bentall operation without immediate complication. Retrospective examination then confirmed the diagnosis of Marfan syndrome. This case demonstrates acute aortic dissection may mimic acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: King Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Rama IV Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
authors.forename: Prasit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Phowthongkum