Diagnosis of asymptomatic aortic dissection during pregnancy using contrast echocardiography
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Localized Aortic Root Dissection Secondary to Contrast Agent Injection: Feasibility of Conservative Follow-up With Echocardiography
Introduction: Iatrogenic aortocoronary dissection (ACD) is a nightmare in interventional cardiology. Although ACD is rarely reported, the real-world prevalence is suspected of being higher due to unreported cases. The right coronary artery (RCA) ostium is involved in the majority of cases, and dissections are usually limited to the aortic sinus in half of the clinical presentat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cardiology Cases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1878-5409
DOI: 10.1016/j.jccase.2014.01.007