Aortic Dissection on Suprasternal Notch View - POCUS

Suprasternal POCUS of the aortic arch dramatically changing a patient who presented with STEMI. Check out the aorta lumen; it has a non-contiguous dissection flap at the 8 and 10 o'clock positions representing the actual aortic mural defect causing dissection.

Eric Abrams, MD @eabramsMD

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Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 4 years ago
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