Aortic dissection associated with blunt chest trauma diagnosed by elevated D-dimer

INTRODUCTION: Similar to spontaneous aortic dissection, traumatic aortic dissection is diagnosed with a careful history and physical exam, chest radiograph, and ultimately, dedicated aortic imaging. The diagnosis of spontaneous aortic dissection may be aided by using the serum D-dimer test. The use...

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Autores principales: Penn, Joshua L., Martindale, Jennfier L., Milne, Leslie W., Marill, Keith A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4429846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25805614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.03.027

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