Stanford type A acute aortic dissection associated with aircraft cabin depressurization: cause or coincidence?

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Mauer Alexandre da Ascensão Gonçalves
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7937-7430
Humberto Morais
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1471-5408
Valdano Manuel
Fernando Coelho
Sheila Gonçalves
Fernando Flora

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Gonçalves, M. A. da A., Morais, H., Manuel, V., Coelho, F., Gonçalves, S., & Flora, F. (2023). Stanford type A acute aortic dissection associated with aircraft cabin depressurization: cause or coincidence?. Brazilian Journal of Case Reports, 4(3), 27–29. https://doi.org/10.52600/2763-583X.bjcr.2024.4.3.27-29
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Humberto Morais, Centro de Estudos Avançados em Educação e Formação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda

Centro de Estudos Avançados em Educação e Formação Médica, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola.

Hospital Militar Principal/Instituto Superior, Luanda, Angola.

Valdano Manuel, Centro cardiotorácico, Centro Hospitalar de Doenças Cardiopulmonares Dom Alexandre do Nascimento

Centro cardiotorácico, Centro Hospitalar de Doenças Cardiopulmonares Cardeal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento, Luanda, Angola.

Fernando Coelho, Luanda Medical Center

Luanda Medical Center, Angola.

Sheila Gonçalves, Luanda Medical Center

Luanda Medical Center, Angola.

Fernando Flora, Luanda Medical Center

Luanda Medical Center, Angola.

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