CT scan with IV contrast showing acute Stanford type A dissection of the ascending aorta. The dissection ruptures into the pericardium and results in a physiologically significant hemoperricardium. There is evidence of cardiac tamponade. 
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Nick Sawyer, MD, MBA, FACEP @NickSawyerMD · 5 years ago
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