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Chest, Vol 79, 116-118, Copyright © 1981 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Extensive aortic dissection from combined-type cystic medial necrosis in a young man without predisposing factors

CB Loeppky, MA Alpert, PC Hamel, RH Martin and SB Saab

A 33-year-old man with no predisposing factors had a DeBakey type 1 aortic dissection requiring surgical intervention. Microscopic examination showed combined-type cystic medial necrosis. This is the first report of extensive aortic dissection associated with combined- type cystic medial necrosis in a person younger than 40 years with no predisposing factors.




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