Rapid Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Catastrophic Stanford Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Resulting in Successful Lung Donation: A Case Report.

This case highlights that rapid diagnosis and emergency surgical repair for catastrophic Stanford Type A acute aortic dissection may preserve the opportunity for successful lung donation even when neurological recovery is impossible. Transthoracic echocardiography played a critical role in establishing the diagnosis when computed tomography could not be performed.