Pseudo-aortic dissection after sudden cardiac death in coronary angiography a case report: Pearls and pitfalls in false aortic dissection artifacts.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and importance

Various artifacts mimicked aortic dissection, such as streak artifacts generated by high-attenuation material, high-contrast interfaces, cardiac motion, periaortic structures, aortic wall motion, and normal aortic sinuses, have been described in the literature. Most artifacts that simulate ascending aortic dissection occur frequently on conventional CT. Their position is predictable and is related to systolic aortic motion. However, so far, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first pseudo-aortic dissection reported during coronary angiography in cardiac arrest.

Case presentation

We report a case of a middle-aged man transferred to our hospital after an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The coronary angiography revealed non-obstructive coronary

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Escobar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9568788 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature