Painless aortic dissection with bilateral carotid involvement presenting with vertigo as the chief complaint
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Painless aortic dissection, presenting as dyspnoea.
To cite: Poondru RR, Monigari N, Shetty RK, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-203623 DESCRIPTION We report an 84-year-old woman, a known case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), who presented with a 4-day history of fever and worsening dyspnoea. No history of chest pain was elicitable. Systemic examination was suggestive of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1472-0205,1472-0213
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.027862