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ArticleJournal of geriatric cardiology : JGC2015

An extensive DeBakey type IIIb aortic dissection with massive right pleural effusion presenting as abdominal pain and acute anemia: particular case report.

Hui-Chun Yu, Zhen-Qing Wang, Yuan-Yuan Hao, Feng-Ping An, Yu-Chuan Hu, Rui-Bing Deng, Peng Yu, Guang-Bin Cui, He Li

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Article in Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Hui-Chun YuDepartment of Gerontology, Xiqing Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Zhen-Qing WangDepartment of Gerontology, Xiqing Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Yuan-Yuan HaoDepartment of Gerontology, Xiqing Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Feng-Ping AnDepartment of Gerontology, Xiqing Hospital, Tianjin, China.
Yu-Chuan HuDepartment of Radiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Rui-Bing DengCardiovascular Division of Gerontology, Pingjin Hospital, Logistic University of CAPF, Tianjin, China.
Peng YuCardiovascular Division of Gerontology, Pingjin Hospital, Logistic University of CAPF, Tianjin, China.
Guang-Bin CuiDepartment of Radiology, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
He LiCardiovascular Division of Gerontology, Pingjin Hospital, Logistic University of CAPF, Tianjin, China.
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Abstract

We describe the case of a 79-year-old male presented with sudden onset of abdominal pain and mild breathlessness, and complicated acute progressive anemia with haemoglobin which declined from 120 g/L to 70 g/L within five days. An urgent computed tomography angiography showed acute thoracic aortic dissection, DeBakey type IIIb, a dissecting aneurysm in the proximal descending thoracic aorta starting immediately after the origin of the left subclavian artery and extending distally below the renal arteries with evidence of rupture into the right pleural cavity for massive pleural effusion. Plasma D-dimer, brain natriuretic peptide and C reactive protein level were elevated. Our case showed that D-dimer can be used as a 'rule-out' test in patients with suspected aortic dissection. A raised BNP may exert a protective role through anti-inflammatory endothelial actions in the systemic circulation.

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Acute aortic dissectionAnemiaD-dimerThe elderly

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