Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine

Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine

A Rare Case of Severe Aortic Regurgitation with Silent Ascending Aortic Dissection

Document Type : Case Report

Authors
Harsh Seth
Prashant Mishra
Jayant Khandekar
Chaitanya Raut
Vaibhav Shah
Vijay Shewale
Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon ,Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion West, Mumbai 400022, Maharashtra, India.
10.22038/jctm.2018.35046.1181
Abstract
Classically, ascending aortic dissection (AD) presents as sudden, severe chest pain that is tearing type and radiates to the back. Herein, we present a rare case of severe aortic regurgitation with silent ascending AD, which had no chest pain symptoms. The aortic valve apparatus probably masked this AD; therefore, it was not detected by echocardiography and during the surgery.
Keywords
Aortic regurgitation
Silent aortic dissection
Rare aortic dissection
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Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4
Autumn 2018
Pages 390-392