Abstract:Background: Aortic dissection (AD) is a life-threatening disease with high mortality rate. Severe pain in chest, back or abdomen is the most common symptom. Painless, but with a variety of other symptoms, also happened in some AD patients. Asymptomatic AD is exceptionally rare and often under-recognized. Case presentation: A 51-year-old man presented to cardiovascular department accompanied with an exaggerated low DBP and widened PP when measuring routine BP. Blood pressure was 124/36 mmHg (PP 88mmHg) in his r… Show more
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