Complete Recovery After Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Type a Aortic Dissection With Cerebral Malperfusion:

Feifei Wang1, Xiaojun Shu2

  • 1Lanzhou University First Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou, China.

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A 52-year-old woman presented with chest pain, shortness of breath and loss of sensation in her left limbs. Computed tomography angiography revealed an type A aortic dissection involving the brachiocephalic trunk and right common carotid artery. Endovascular therapy successfully managed the condition by reconstructing the artery and occluding the false lumen.