@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00016668, author = {Kawano, Hiroaki and Ishizaki, Masahiko and Koide, Yuji and Toda, Genji and Yano, Katsusuke}, issue = {6}, journal = {Internal Medicine}, month = {Jun}, note = {Physical or mental exertion is an important antecedent to dissection. A fall is one of the causes of hip fracture in the elderly population. We report the case of a 78-year-old woman who was diagnosed to have a thrombosed aortic dissection after a fall. We wish to emphasize with this case report that aortic dissection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who complain of chest discomfort after a tumbling over., Internal Medicine, vol.44(6), pp.603-606; 2005}, pages = {603--606}, title = {Thrombosed Stanford Type A Dissection of the Aorta in an Elderly Patient Following a Fall}, volume = {44}, year = {2005} }