J Korean Soc Echocardiogr. 2001 Dec;9(2):141-145. Korean. Published online December 31, 2001. https://doi.org/10.4250/jkse.2001.9.2.141 | |
Copyright © 2001 Korean Society of Echocardiography |
Jwong Ah Kwon, Ho Joong Youn, Yong Seok Oh, Sung Ho Choi, Jin Sun Lee, Moo Hyun Lee, Jea Hyuck Chang, Ho Sung Park, Chul Soo Park, Jong Min Lee, Wook Sung Chung and Soon Jo Hong | |
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. | |
Abstract
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Aortic dissection is the most common fatal condition that involves the aorta. Occasionally, symptoms mimic acute myocardial infarction leading to thrombolytic treatment which may have lethal consequences in aortic dissection. Thus, accurate diagnosis in patients with chest pain is therefore essential. We present a case of acute myocardial infarction which resulted from the acute aortic dissection with obstruction of the left and right coronary ostia by intimal flap. Transesophageal echocardiography was used as the diagnostic tool. |
Keywords: Aortic dissection; Acute myocardial infarction |