%0 Journal Article %T Aortic Dissection in an 11-Year-Old Boy: Case Report %J Iranian Heart Journal %I Iranian Heart Association %Z %A Abbaszadeh, Shahin %A Eslami, Mahdieh %A Nikparvar, Marzieh %D 2019 %\ 07/01/2019 %V 20 %N 3 %P 95-100 %! Aortic Dissection in an 11-Year-Old Boy: Case Report %K Aortic dissection %K young age %R %X We describe a young boy with epigastric pains and transiently altered consciousness, admitted for surgery. After cardiology consultation and transthoracic echocardiography, a distal type aortic dissection was diagnosed. Computed tomography angiography for the evaluation of the aortic dissection was performed. Given the patient’s hemodynamically stable state and the distal type of the aortic dissection, he was discharged with medical follow-up. %U http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_102210_5aa4e0c95926141aa60e424b08a347cd.pdf