Case 5: 49 year old Mr. Gao died of aortic dissection due to high blood pressure. 49 year old Mr. Gao suffered from sudden chest pain and did not relieve. He went to the hospital to check the ECG and showed no signs of myocardial infarction. The blood pressure of one arm was 140 / 90mmHg, and that of the other arm was 220 / 120mmhg. Later, he made a chest enhanced CT to show aortic dissection, which was gone before he had time to rescue.
It turned out that Mr. Gao had a history of hypertension for 10 years, without regular control and without discomfort at ordinary times, so he thought there was no danger. As a result, 10 years later, hypertension led to the biggest vascular tear in the body and aortic dissection.
In hypertension induced aortic dissection, 25% died within 24 hours, 50% within a week and 75% within a month.
If Mr. Gao could control his blood pressure earlier, he would greatly reduce the risk of aortic dissection and avoid sudden death.
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