Spontaneous acute type A aortic dissection as a result of autoimmune aortitis without previous aortic dilatation in a 43-year-old man

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Feb;125(2):413. doi: 10.1067/mtc.2003.132.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / blood
  • Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / complications*
  • Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / diagnosis
  • Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / immunology
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnosis
  • Aortic Dissection / etiology*
  • Aortic Dissection / surgery
  • Aortitis / blood
  • Aortitis / complications*
  • Aortitis / diagnosis
  • Aortitis / immunology
  • Biopsy
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
  • Chest Pain / etiology
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / blood
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications*
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / diagnosis
  • Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / immunology
  • Humans
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / blood
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / complications*
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / diagnosis
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / immunology
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed