title: Clinically stable type A aortic dissection: an unusual case.
abstract: Acute type A aortic dissection is a catastrophic situation, often accompanied by aortic regurgitation. A rarely described cause of aortic regurgitation, in this clinical scenario, is the prolapse of an intimal flap into the left ventricular outflow tract. We present here a case of acute type A aortic dissection with a circumferential intimal flap, prolapsing into the left ventricular outflow tract and causing massive aortic regurgitation.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiology,Yeditepe University Hospital,İstanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Olcay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Özveren
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiology,Yeditepe University Hospital,İstanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eroğlu
authors.affiliation: 2School of Medicine,Yeditepe University Hospital,İstanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Baran
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erdik
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Cardiology,Yeditepe University Hospital,İstanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Degertekin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Circumferential dissection flap; acute aortic regurgitation; acute type A aortic dissection