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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2018; 06(06): 142-144
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1683956
Case Report
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Spontaneous Early Resolution of an Iatrogenic Type A Aortic Dissection Following Coronary Angiography

Yavuzer Koza
1   Department of Cardiology, Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
,
Uğur Kaya
2   Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
,
Hakan Taş
1   Department of Cardiology, Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey
,
Enise Armagan Koza
3   Department of Anesthesiology, Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Erzurum, Turkey
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Funding None.
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20 September 2017

09 November 2018

Publication Date:
24 April 2019 (online)

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Abstract

A 74-year-old man was admitted with the diagnosis of non–ST-elevation myocardial infarction. During right coronary angiography, a coronary artery dissection extending into the proximal ascending aorta was noticed without hemodynamic compromise. Immediate computed tomography angiography showed no evidence of dissection in the ascending aorta. The patient remained hemodynamically stable with medical therapy alone. This case report highlights the importance of medical therapy in patients with uncomplicated iatrogenic aortic dissection.