Acute cardiovascular emergency: missed killer in the emergency room
Oman Medical Journal. 2008; 23 (2): 112-115
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ABSTRACT
Acute chest pain in hypertensive patients presenting to the emergency room constitute a wide spectrum of life threatening conditions including an acute aortic dissection. Acute Aortic syndromes constitute uncommon but lethal identities, with high morbidity and mortality requiring a high index of suspicion, appropriate diagnostic tools and urgent line of management. The authors are reporting a case of an elderly hypertensive lady, presenting with acute chest pain secondary to type B aortic dissection, which was missed on the initial presentation. The authors reviewed the current practice of diagnosing and managing acute aortic dissection
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Aorta
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Dolor en el Pecho
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Angiografía
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Radiografía Torácica
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Enfermedades Cardiovasculares
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Enfermedad Aguda
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Disección
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Urgencias Médicas
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Informe de Casos
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Oman Med. J.
Año:
2008
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