<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> We describe the case of a 68-year-old patient who was admitted to the trauma unit with anisocoria after pre-hospital resuscitation upon loss of consciousness. An intracranial bleeding was ruled out. The patient was admitted to the cardiology ward with the initial diagnosis of a syncope due to myocarditis, as myocardial necrosis markers were slightly elevated. The suspicion of an acute aortic dissection (AAD) was raised when the patient developed kidney failure and a progressive aortic regurgitation. He underwent emergency surgery for an acute type A AAD. Renal function recovered completely and, fortunately, the patient was discharged 10 days later.</p></abstract>

We describe the case of a 68-year-old patient who was admitted to the trauma unit with anisocoria after pre-hospital resuscitation upon loss of consciousness. An intracranial bleeding was ruled out. The patient was admitted to the cardiology ward with the initial diagnosis of a syncope due to myocarditis, as myocardial necrosis markers were slightly elevated. The suspicion of an acute aortic dissection (AAD) was raised when the patient developed kidney failure and a progressive aortic regurgitation. He underwent emergency surgery for an acute type A AAD. Renal function recovered completely and, fortunately, the patient was discharged 10 days later.

Cardiovascular Emergency Surgery After Acute Renal Failure: A Case Report

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies

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We describe the case of a 68-year-old patient who was admitted to the trauma unit with anisocoria after pre-hospital resuscitation upon loss of consciousness....

Cardiovascular Emergency Surgery After Acute Renal Failure: A Case Report

Published Online: Nov 07, 2018

Page range: 147 - 150

Received: Jul 17, 2018

Accepted: Aug 31, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2018-0016

Keywords
aortic dissection, emergency room, trauma room, communication, syncope

© 2018 Niklas F. Boeder, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Cardiovascular Emergency Surgery After Acute Renal Failure: A Case Report

Published Online: Nov 07, 2018

Page range: 147 - 150

Received: Jul 17, 2018

Accepted: Aug 31, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2018-0016

Keywordsaortic dissection, emergency room, trauma room, communication, syncope

© 2018 Niklas F. Boeder, et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
aortic dissection, emergency room, trauma room, communication, syncope