Cardiac tamponade – presentation of type A aortic dissection

Acute aortic dissection usually presents with severe chest and/or back pain but may have a varied presentation ranging from syncope, stroke, and heart failure to shock or tamponade. We present classic chest computed tomography images of a case of type A aortic dissection presenting with cardiac tamp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fadahunsi, Opeyemi, Romeo, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2014
Materias:
Radiology Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4246145/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25432649
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v4.25449
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Sumario:Acute aortic dissection usually presents with severe chest and/or back pain but may have a varied presentation ranging from syncope, stroke, and heart failure to shock or tamponade. We present classic chest computed tomography images of a case of type A aortic dissection presenting with cardiac tamponade.

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