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Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
Type A Dissection ... sudden onset of chest ... CCTA for triple-rule-out ... aortic dissection ... #dissection #aorta
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Chest Pain:
 • Myocardium:
	- Myocarditis
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
	- Myopericarditis
Vascular: - Aortic ... dissection - ... SCAD • Pericardium ... Pericarditis - Tamponade ... Obstruction - Rupture
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... embolism • Cardiac tamponade ... • Esophageal rupture ... score for PE • CTA
Type A Aortic Dissection with Hemopericardium

This patient presents with chest pain. Which is the best next
Type A Aortic Dissection ... presents with chest ... No evidence of tamponade ... #Dissection #TypeA ... Echocardiogram #POCUS #Clinical
CT scan with IV contrast showing acute Stanford type A dissection of the ascending aorta. The
A dissection of ... the ascending aorta ... The dissection ruptures ... into the pericardium ... evidence of cardiac tamponade
Aortic Dissection on POCUS Echocardiogram - PSAX view
Patient presented with chest pain.
TEE sens (97-99%), TTE sens
Aortic Dissection ... presented with chest ... of associated pericardial ... effusion/tamponade ... Echocardiogram #PSAX #clinical
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... A aortic dissection ... A Type A dissection ... A Type B dissection ... #CCTA #clinical