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Volume: 3 | Issue: 3 | Published: Oct 17, 2019 | Pages: 130 - 131 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1562780749
Extensive type B aortic dissection involving femoral arteries: clinical image
Authors:
Jose Eduardo Mateus
, Gabriel Atanasio
, Joao Valente
Article Info
Authors
Jose Eduardo Mateus
Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universit rio de Coimbra, Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000 075 Coimbra, Portugal
Gabriel Atanasio
Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Joao Valente
Internal Medicine Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Publication History
Received: July 10, 2019
Accepted: September 27, 2019
Published: October 17, 2019
Abstract
Background: Type B aortic can be a life-threatening emergency, with a 10-year survival rate ranging from 30% to 60%. Case Presentation: A 58-year-old man with a history of hypertension presented with intense abdominal pain lasting for 2 hours. Computed tomographic angiography of the thorax and abdomen revealed extensive type B aortic dissection. Despite intensive medical therapy, blood pressure remained uncontrolled, motivating a thoracic endovascular aortic repair, with clinical improvement. Conclusion: History of arterial hypertension and/or the use of drugs followed by severe chest or back pain without evidence of myocardial ischemia is highly suggestive of acute aortic dissection. The goals of treatment are to control pain and maintain organ perfusion. Patients with type B aortic dissection tend to be older and are generally managed medically. However, recent papers have shown an increasing interest to consider thoracic endovascular aortic repair in patients with acute uncomplicated disease in order to prevent later complications.
Keywords: Aortic dissection, thoracic endovascular aortic repair, type B dissection, case report, green
