Medical image of the week: acute aortic dissection

Medical image of the week: acute aortic dissection

No abstract available. Article truncated after 150 words. An 85-year-old gentleman with the past medical history significant for hypertension, smoking, and coronary artery disease presented to the emergency department (ED) with complains of sudden onset of chest pain. His pain was described as sque...

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Main Authors: Desai H, Bajaj A, Hanamaikai K, Natt B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2015-06-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
aortic dissection
CT scan
false lumen
Stanford criteria
treatment
management
Stanford type B
blood pressure
periaortic hematoma
chest pain
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