Acute aortic dissection in the Marfan syndrome during the COVID-19 epidemic

Amjad Basheer; Madiha Rasool; Hina Amin; Stephanie Saucier

doi:10.1080/08998280.2021.1973320

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Acute aortic dissection in the Marfan syndrome during the COVID-19 epidemic

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Acute aortic dissection in the Marfan syndrome during the COVID-19 epidemic

Amjad Basheer, Madiha Rasool, Hina Amin and Stephanie Saucier

Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.35(1), pp.88-90

2022

DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1973320

PMCID: PMC8682858

PMID: 34970047

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Abstract

A 17-year-old boy with a recent diagnosis of COVID-19 infection was admitted with acute chest pain due to type A aortic dissection and was subsequently diagnosed with the Marfan syndrome. Literature shows an increased rate of aortic dissection during flu season. The hypothesis is that a cytokine storm triggers the dissection.

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Title: Subtitle: Acute aortic dissection in the Marfan syndrome during the COVID-19 epidemic
Creators: Amjad Basheer - UConn Health
Madiha Rasool - UConn Health
Hina Amin - UConn Health
Stephanie Saucier - Hartford Hospital
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center, Vol.35(1), pp.88-90
DOI: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1973320
PMID: 34970047
PMCID: PMC8682858
NLM abbreviation: Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
ISSN: 0899-8280
eISSN: 1525-3252
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Number of pages: 3
Alternative title: Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
Language: English
Date published: 2022
Academic Unit: Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984961026902771

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