PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT
PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT
Prague Medical Report je víceoborový biomedicínský časopis publikující původní recenzované vědecké články, přehledové a případové studie a krátké zprávy v angličtině. Časopis založený v roce 1885 jako Sborník lékařský vychází čtyřikrát ročně.

PRAGUE MEDICAL REPORT, Vol 125 No 2 (2024), 130–137

A Severe and Fatal Type A Aortic Dissection in an Adult with a Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

Manuela Montatore, Federica Masino, Vincenzo Signorile, Marina Balbino, Ruggiero Tupputi, Giuseppe Guglielmi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/23362936.2024.11
zveřejněno: 18. 05. 2024

Abstract

We report a case of a 44-year-old woman surgically treated for tetralogy of Fallot who experienced an acute and extensive Stanford A type aortic dissection despite the meticulous follow-up. While aortic dilatation is prevalent in individuals with repaired tetralogy of Fallot, aortic dissection represents a rare consequence, that when it appears, is progressive and usually detected during the check-up visits. In the case reported, the dissection was unexpected and severe, and the patient’s clinical state worsened suddenly, leading to death after a few days. Constant awareness for aortic aneurysms is essential in the Fallot tetralogy population, nevertheless, several causes may contribute to the acute worsening of the clinical condition until the patient’s death.

klíčová slova: Echocardiography; CT; TOF; Tetralogy of Fallot; Aortic dissection; Emergency

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167 x 240 mm
vychází: 4 x ročně
cena tištěného čísla: 450 Kč
ISSN: 1214-6994
E-ISSN: 2336-2936

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