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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 ... #aorta #cardiaccta ... #chestct #radiology
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... infarction • Aortic dissection ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... Initial workup: • EKG ... MatthewHoMD #Chest
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Algorithm that ... (+LR 2.6) - Cardiac ... - History - EKG ... #cardiology #Angina
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
CTA done for chest ... patients will have chest ... mediastinum on chest ... scan of the chest ... #CardiacCTA #CCTA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
algorithm to determine ... indicated • EKG ... Obtain EKG if: ... • <12mo since ACS ... change CV risk Chest