A fatal association of COVID-19 and acute complicated Type-B aortic dissection: Interventional management in a difficult situation
oleh: Pankaj Jariwala, MD, DNB, DNB, MNAMS, FICPS, FACC, FSCAI, Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology (ICPS, Paris, France), Rajeev Kamble, MD, DM, Satya Sridhar Kale, MS, Mch, Krushna Chandra Mishra, MD, DNB, Kartik Pandurang Jadhav, MD, DM
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2021-05-01 |
Deskripsi
We present a rare case with simultaneous COVID-19 pneumonia and acute complicated type -B aortic dissection (ACTBAD). With strained health services a major procedure endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) was performed. Despite successful EVAR, patient had sudden unexplained cardiac arrest. Procedural mortality is high among COVID-19 infected patients.