Resolution of ascending aortic dissection in a Stanford type A patient.

ABSTRACT

We observed an unusual natural course of a Stanford type A aortic dissection. The patient presented to the emergency department with an acute aortic dissection involving an ascending aorta and left-sided hemiparesis. The patient declined surgery and was managed conservatively. A follow-up scan after 1 month revealed that the patient had a complete spontaneous resolution of the dissection in the ascending aorta. Such a development is very rare and unexpected in patients with Stanford type A aortic dissection.