Late traumatic aortic dissection - 24/08/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajem.2011.07.001
Manolis S. Kallistratos, MD, PhD, Antonios N. Pavlidis, MD, PhD 
, Athanasios S. Tsoukas, MD, PhD, Dimitrios Mauropoulos, MD, Ioannis P. Levantakis, MD
, Athanasios S. Tsoukas, MD, PhD, Dimitrios Mauropoulos, MD, Ioannis P. Levantakis, MD Department of Cardiology, Asklepeion General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Athanasios J. Manolis, MD
Department of Cardiology, Asklepeion General Hospital, Athens, Greece
Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract |
Traumatic dissection of the aorta is a well-documented entity with poor prognosis and broad spectrum of clinical presentations. We report a rare case of an asymptomatic late presentation of aortic dissection after a high-speed vehicle accident. This case highlights the importance of high clinical suspicion for the diagnosis of aortic dissection.
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