Aortic Dissection - The Role of Echocardiography in Emergency Unit: Case Report

Sanja Stojanović; Marina Deljanin Ilić; Stevan Ilić; Bojan Ilić; Milovan Stojanović; Dejan Petrović

doi:10.1515/afmnai-2016-0008

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Published: 01.12.2015.

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Aortic Dissection - The Role of Echocardiography in Emergency Unit: Case Report

Abstract

Summary Aortic dissection is a quite rare but serious condition, often associated with a very high mortality rate; it is manifested by sudden chest pain and acute hemodynamic compromise. In the presented review, a case of an ascending aortic dissection with the lethal outcome is been shown. A healthy man with no past history of illness suddenly felt acute excruciating chest pain which was radiating to the back. A quick diagnosis, ideally within one hour of manifestation, heart auscultation and echocardiography are the key to aortic dissection recovery.

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