Department of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran
Case Report
Author(s): Mehran Gheshlaghi, Mojgan Javedani Masroor, Elahe Mohammadi and Hossein Sheibani*
This study is about an infrequent first presentation
of Aortic Dissection (AD), and it is primary Ventricular
Fibrillation (VF). We present a 64-year-old woman
with a history of hypertension who came with sudden
retrosternal chest pain, dizziness, nausea, and
vomiting. The patient suffered a cardiac arrest a few
seconds after admission. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
(CPR) was done for her. An Electrocardiogram
(ECG) showed ST elevation that demonstrated acute
anterior MI (Myocardial Infarction). Trans-thoracic
echocardiography (echo), Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) demonstrated decreased Left Ventricular
Ejection Fraction (LVEF) with standard LV size
(LVEF=25%) and type A Stanford and type I DeBakey Aortic Dissection flap from root up to distal of abdominal
Aorta. This is while the patient’s first presentation
was VF, and she had anteri.. View More»
DOI:
10.31858/0975-8453.14.3.142-145