title: Resolution of ascending aortic dissection in a Stanford type A patient.
abstract: We observed an unusual natural course of a Stanford type A aortic dissection. The patient presented to the emergency department with an acute aortic dissection involving an ascending aorta and left-sided hemiparesis. The patient declined surgery and was managed conservatively. A follow-up scan after 1 month revealed that the patient had a complete spontaneous resolution of the dissection in the ascending aorta. Such a development is very rare and unexpected in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre, National University Health System, Singapore.
authors.forename: Chee Hoe
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Xiao Yun
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Michael George
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Caleb
authors.forename: Vitaly A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Sorokin
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003287:Contrast Media; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016312:Treatment Refusal
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: 26