A 77-year-old male patient, with an irrelevant cardiovascular history, was referred to our hospital with acute severe interscapular pain arising at rest. A computed tomography angiography (CTA) was performed (Fig. 1a, b). What is your diagnosis?
a Transversal CT section of our patient. b Sagittal CT section
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Joustra, R., van Dijk, A.P.J., Meijburg, H.W.J. et al. A freaky artery. Neth Heart J 26, 572 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-018-1188-z
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