Ann Vasc Med | Volume 2, Issue 1 | Case Report | Open Access

Picking the Hard Right Not the Easy Wrong: Acute Aortic Dissection with Catastrophic Outcome

Eussera El-Magbri¹, Awad Magbri^2*, Michael G Abesamis³, Kaveh Ilkhanipour¹, Kevin Leonard¹ and David E Zimmerman⁴

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA ²Regency Surgery and Vascular Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA ³Department of Toxicology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA ⁴Department of Emergency Medicine, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, USA

^*Correspondance to: Awad Magbri 

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Abstract

The authors discuss a case of aortic dissection in a young man with hypertension. The delay in considering the diagnosis and ordering the proper investigations secondary to the unusual presentation of the case complicated by the logistics of patient’s transfer to specialized Cardiothoracic unit where surgery can be performed safely have impacted the unfortunate outcome.

Keywords:

Dissecting aortic aneurysm; Computer tomographic angiography; Dissecting flap; Continuous-veno-venous hemo filtration; Hypertension

Citation:

El-Magbri E, Magbri A, Abesamis MG, Ilkhanipour K, Leonard K, Zimmerman DE. Picking the Hard Right Not the Easy Wrong: Acute Aortic Dissection with Catastrophic Outcome. Ann Vasc Med. 2019;2(1):1011.