KMID : 0357820180420040172
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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2018 Volume.42 No. 4 p.172 ~ p.175
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Type A Aortic Dissection with Concomitant Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiac Tamponade: An Autopsy Case
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Noh Sang-Jae
Sim Myung-Seok An Ae-Ri Lee Ho
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Abstract
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Aortic dissection is an uncommon, life-threatening medical emergency that is associated with a high mortality rate, and death from aortic dissection is mainly related to secondary complications, namely cardiac tamponade, severe aortic regurgitation, acute myocardial infarction, and abdominal organ vessel obstruction. Hence, prompt and accurate diagnosis followed by proper treatment is important for patient survival. Herein, we present a rare case of sudden death after aortic dissection with concomitant acute myocardial infarction and cardiac tamponade.
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KEYWORD
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Aortic dissection, Acute myocardial infarction, Coronary artery, Cardiac tamponade, Complications
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