Medical image of the week: acute aortic dissection

Medical image of the week: acute aortic dissection

The patient was a 75 year old woman with a past medical history of uncontrolled hypertension and recent type-A aortic dissection post graft repair. She presented with a sudden onset of sharp mid-back pain which awoke her from sleep. In the emergency room a chest x-ray revealed numerous features cons...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Assar S, Vo T, Mosier J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arizona Thoracic Society 2014-04-01
Series:Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care
Subjects:
aortic dissection
tracheal deviation
apical capping
double-calcium sign
left bronchus
widenened mediastinum
pleural effusion
aorto-pulmonary window
chest pain
hypertension
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