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Near-fatal acute dissection of the thoracic aorta involving the right coronary artery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

C. Chevalley ,
M. Montessuit ,
N. Murith  and
M. Licker
C. Chevalley
Affiliation:
Division of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
M. Montessuit
Affiliation:
Clinics of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
N. Murith
Affiliation:
Clinics of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
M. Licker
Affiliation:
Division of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
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Abstract

We describe a patient with aortic dissection extending into the right coronary artery who was successfully resuscitated and operated upon after a cardiac arrest during transfer to the operating room. The use of transoesophageal echocardiography was particularly helpful for rapid diagnosis of aortic type A dissection and urgent surgical treatment.

Keywords

aneurysmdissectingaortic dissectionarteriesaortathoracicechocardiographytransoesophageal
Type
Clinical Letter
Information
European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 17 , Issue 11 , November 2000 , pp. 709 - 711
Copyright
2000 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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