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Aortic dissection in an elderly patient with atrial septal defect

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We report a case of acute aortic dissection that occurred in the late course of surgically untreated atrial septal defect. A 60-year-old man with acute aortic dissection and atrial septal defect was operated on successfully, and we discuss the causal relationship between these two unusual conditions.

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  1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

    Yasushi Terada, Yusuke Fujii, Toshio Mitsui, Naotaka Atsumi, Shinji Akishima & Masaharu Inagaki

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kiryu Kousei Hospital, Kiryu, Gunma, Japan

    Yusuke Fujii, Shinji Akishima & Masaharu Inagaki

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  1. Yasushi Terada
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Terada, Y., Fujii, Y., Mitsui, T. et al. Aortic dissection in an elderly patient with atrial septal defect. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 47, 85–86 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03217947

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