Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcer of the Ascending Aorta Found Incidentally in a 71-Year-Old Man

Tex Heart Inst J. 2019 Feb 1;46(1):57-58. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-17-6510. eCollection 2019 Feb.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Diseases / complications
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery
  • Atherosclerosis / complications
  • Atherosclerosis / diagnosis*
  • Atherosclerosis / surgery
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Ulcer / diagnosis*
  • Ulcer / etiology
  • Ulcer / surgery