Acute aortic dissection in a patient with extremely low Body Mass Index due to anorexia nervosa

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 453-455

  Kolsrud, O ^a   Lepore, V ^a   Sward K ^a   Johnsson, A A ^a   Nordborg, C ^a   Jeppsson, A ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Aortic diseases; Body mass index

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; DIHYDRALAZINE; FELODIPINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ASCENDING AORTA SURGERY; BODY MASS; BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; STERNOTOMY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; AORTIC ANEURYSM; AORTOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79961016825     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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