A type A aortic dissection missed by non-cardiac gated contrast-enhanced computed tomography due to an aortic root dissection flap masquerading as an aortic valve apparatus: a case report

INTRODUCTION: Though computed tomographic angiography has very high sensitivity and specificity to diagnose acute aortic dissection, false-negative studies can occur and secondary tests may be required to make the diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 57-year-old Caucasian man with a...

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Autores principales: Nagra, Karan, Coulden, Richard, McMurtry, Michael Sean
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24377648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-285

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3883470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24377648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-285

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