{"id":970,"date":"2015-02-06T15:38:44","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T15:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/?p=970"},"modified":"2015-02-06T15:38:44","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T15:38:44","slug":"a-straight-forward-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/2015\/02\/06\/a-straight-forward-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"A straight-forward stroke?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A typical presentation of type A aortic dissection<\/p>\n<p>We have some very interesting images for you but, can you answer the questions below?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_3-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-971\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_3-6-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"fig_3 (6)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_3-6-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_3-6.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_2-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-972\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_2-6-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"fig_2 (6)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_2-6-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_2-6.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_1-8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-973\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_1-8-500x281.jpg\" alt=\"fig_1 (8)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_1-8-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/files\/2014\/12\/fig_1-8.jpg 1417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>1. 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