Abstract
Aortic dissection is a relatively uncommon but catastrophic illness classically thought to present with acute, sharp, chest pain with radiation to the back. However, aortic dissection can manifest in a number of different ways that include congestive heart failure, inferior myocardial infarction, stroke, focal pulse and neurologic deficits, abdominal pain, or acute renal failure. According to some studies, only about 80% of patients with type A dissection present with severe anterior chest pain, and only about 60% describe their pain as being sharp. Another series reports that treating clinicians fail to initially entertain the diagnosis of aortic dissection in up to 35% of cases. Many patients later found to have aortic dissection are initially suspected to have other conditions such as acute coronary syndrome, pericarditis, pulmonary embolism, or even cholecystitis. In this article we present a case of an unusual presentation of aortic dissection and a review of this condition.
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