03.02.2025.
Case report with a literature review
Type A acute aortic dissection mimicking pulmonary embolism: intramural hematoma of the pulmonary arteries causing right heart pressure overload and hemoptysis
Aim To report on an atypical complication of type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) mimicking pulmonary embolism with right heart pressure overload and hemoptysis due to intramural hematoma of the pulmonary arteries extending into the pulmonary interstitium.Methods A 66-years old male presented with sudden chest pain, dyspnoea and nausea. Electroca...
By Emina Rovčanin Delić, Lukas Lehmkuhl, Denisa Ciubotaru, Sebastian Barth