title: Ruptured aortic dissection presenting with new onset atrial fibrillation.
abstract: We report this type A aortic dissection in both ascending and descending thoracic aorta presenting with new onset atrial fibrillation. CT images confirmed the final diagnosis. The mechanism may be due to compression of the left atrium by a large haematoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Rei-Yeuh
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Chung-Ben
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Kan
authors.forename: Yuan-Horng
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed