Abstract:A 40-year-old man sought medical attention because of intense abdominal pain accompanied by profuse sweating (Nov. 2005).He reported hypertension diagnosed at age of 35 and made use of atenolol 100 mg and aspirin 100 mg on a daily basis.The tests taken at the time of diagnosis of hypertension (Oct. 2000) included echocardiogram revealing ascending aortic diameters of 42 mm; left atrium, 19 mm; right ventricle, 26 mm; left ventricle (diastole/systole), 59/33 mm; left ventricular ejection fraction was 75% and … Show more
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