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Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
Cardac CTA showing ... sudden onset of chest ... CCTA for triple-rule-out ... aortic dissection ... #dissection #aorta
Type B Aortic Dissection Flap on POCUS Echocardiogram - PLAX

Elderly male with hypertension and DM presents
Type B Aortic Dissection ... presents with chest ... Diagnosis? ... the descending aorta ... #PLAX #Cardiology
Aortic Dissection on 4D Flow Cardiac MRI 

Arrow points to fenestration, caused by separation of intercostal
Aortic Dissection ... on 4D Flow Cardiac ... fenestration, caused ... #CardiacMRI #radiology ... #aorta #clinical
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
on Cardiac CTA ... CTA done for chest ... the ascending aorta ... the descending aorta ... #aorta
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... the wall of the aorta ... presenting with chest ... • Cardiac surgery ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... life-threatening causes ... infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
He had no chest ... pain, a normal chest ... In this case, the ... dissection.- Michael ... #POCUS #CardiacUS
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
dissection. ... the confirmatory CTA ... for a more rapid diagnosis ... #CardiacUS #SuprasternalNotch ... #AorticFlap #Aorta