Aortic dissection: To be or not to be?
Patients with acute aortic dissection present with such varied symptoms that diagnosis becomes difficult. Various imaging techniques like computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography are used to diagnose this entity, but they too have their limitations. We pr...
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Published in: | Annals of cardiac anaesthesia 2013-04, Vol.16 (2), p.126-128 |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Patients with acute aortic dissection present with such varied symptoms that diagnosis becomes difficult. Various imaging techniques like computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography are used to diagnose this entity, but they too have their limitations. We present a case, which was falsely diagnosed as acute aortic dissection by CTA, which resulted in patient undergoing sternotomy. |
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ISSN: | 0971-9784 0974-5181 |
DOI: | 10.4103/0971-9784.109761 |