Oman Medical Journal (Mar 2024)

Aortic Dissection Complicated by Coronary Malperfusion and Tamponade: A Case Report

  • Sarah S. Abdul-Nabi,
  • Mariam Azim,
  • Tharwat El Zahran

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2024.15
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 2
pp. e615 – e615

Abstract

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Aortic dissection is rare and often presents with atypical symptoms. We describe a case of a patient with acute aortic dissection involving the coronary arteries, complicated by pericardial tamponade, and discuss findings using point-of-care ultrasound, diagnostics, and treatment of this condition.

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