title: A Case of Acute Aortic Dissection with Intimal Tear Found at 1 cm Above Previous Aortotomy.
abstract: Although it is rare, acute aortic dissection after cardiac surgery predisposes the patients to critical condition such as rupture, tamponade and death. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is mandatory for this fatal complication. We present our case in which acute aortic dissection occurred 7 years after aortic valve replacement.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Sasaki
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Ishitoya
authors: Osamu
authors: O
authors: Sasaki
keywords: acute aortic dissection; aortic valve replacement
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