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From: Iatrogenic acute aortic dissection caused by intervention for spontaneous coronary artery dissection: a surgical case report

Fig. 3

Computed tomography of the patient’s chest. a, Before percutanous coronary intervention (PCI), no aortic dissection was observed. b, After PCI, a new dissection appeared in the ascending aorta (arrow). The false lumen is non-communicating. c, Dissected aortic arch. d, A massive bloody pericardial fluid appeared, which was not present before PCI

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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

ISSN: 1749-8090

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