Rashed Tabbaa

Acute ascending aortic dissection after MDMA/ecstasy use: A case report.

Hellenic journal of cardiology : HJC = Hellenike kardiologike epitheorese 2016 Satoko Kanahara, Mostafa El-Refai, Nasser Lakkis et al.

Acute aortic dissection is rare among young patients in the absence of connective tissue disorders. One of the risk factors associated with aortic dissection among young patients is amphetamine use. We report a case of a 37-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension presenting with syncope and altered mental status who was found to have an acute DeBakey Type I aortic dissection...