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Cardac CTA showing Type A Dissection

42 yo men with sudden onset of chest and back pain.
Cardac CTA showing ... CCTA for triple-rule-out ... aortic dissection ... #dissection #aorta ... #clinical #chestct
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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infarction • Aortic ... dissection • ... Pulmonary embolism • Cardiac ... ultrasound • CXR ... • CBC, BMP, LET
Aortic dissection on Cardiac CTA

This is a amazing gated CTA showing a real time cine clip
Aortic dissection ... on Cardiac CTA ... This was a cardiac ... #CCTA #clinical ... #cardiology #radiology
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
, aneurysm, dissection ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant ... ParaAorticLine #PAView #RadiologyAssistant
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... The pulmonic and aortic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Mitral #MVR #RadiologyAssistant
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM)

What is PPCM?
• A form of acute systolic heart failure that develops late in
Key Point: High clinical ... heart failure • Aortic ... dissection • Other ... congestion on a CXR ... experience recovery of cardiac