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Case reports

Completely asymptomatic proximal aortic dissection and massive bullous lung disease: coincidence or is there any etiologic link?

Department of Cardiology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey

Received 16 October 2008; received in revised form 13 February 2009; accepted 16 February 2009.

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This case report focuses on a completely asymptomatic proximal aortic dissection in a middle-aged male smoker with bullous lung disease. The possibility of a relationship between A1-antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency and aortic dissection is discussed in light of the recent data.

Key Words: Aortic dissection • Bullous disease lung • A1-antitrypsin (A1AT)