Extensive Aortic Dissection from Aortic Root to Iliac Artery
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Jamal Jafari; Enrique Gallego-Colon; Chaim Yosefy
- Source
- CASE : Cardiovascular Imaging Case Reports
- Subject
- Marfan syndrome
Aortic dissection
medicine.medical_specialty
Iliac artery
Aortic insufficiency
business.industry
Aortic root
General Medicine
Guidelines
medicine.disease
Transesophageal Surgical Situation
Surgery
Medicine
business
ComputingMethodologies_COMPUTERGRAPHICS
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2468-6441
Graphical abstract
Highlights • Aortic dissection is a life-threatening medical emergency in patients with MFS. • Stanford type B aortic dissection is observed in one third of MFS cases. • Adequate cardiovascular surveillance can reduce the progression of aortic dilation. • Clinicians must ensure compliance to medication despite hemodynamically stability.