Type A Dissection Presenting as a Double Aortic Valve

Abstract

We report a case of spontaneous aortic root dissection in a middle-aged male without history of recent trauma, mimicking double aortic valve on the echocardiogram which extended to the right brachiocephalic artery. The patient immediately underwent Bentall procedure.

Keywords

• Aortic root dissection
• Double aortic valve
• Bentall procedure