Chevalley C, Montessuit M, Murith N, Licker M
Division of Anesthesiology and Clinics of Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, CH-1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland.
Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2000 Nov;17(11):709-11. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2346.2000.00761.x.
We describe a patient with aortic dissection extending into the right coronary artery who was successfully resuscitated and operated upon after a cardiac arrest during transfer to the operating room. The use of transoesophageal echocardiography was particularly helpful for rapid diagnosis of aortic type A dissection and urgent surgical treatment.
