title: Trapdoor ischaemia: coronary ostial occlusion by an aortic dissection.
abstract: We present an interesting case of an elderly man with acute myocardial infarction due to retrograde dissection of the aortic root occluding the coronary ostia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, USA. omairy2j@gmail.com
authors.forename: Omair M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications*; D054059:Coronary Occlusion / Q000150:complications*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*