Only three types of imaging studies can identify an aortic dissection, said Azizzadeh, including a CT, MRI or transesophageal echocardiogram. A chest X-ray and an electrocardiogram cannot rule ...

Amal Mattu, MD Disclosures September 15, 2017 0 Clinical Profile of Patients of Acute Aortic Dissection Presenting to the ED Without Chest Pain Fan KL, Leung LP Am J Emerg Med. 2017;35:599-601 ...

The extent of aortic disease can be monitored by imaging techniques, such as computed tomography angiography, Magnetic Resonance angiography and chest X-ray and advances in these imaging ...

Aortic dissection tends to occur mostly in men in their 60s and 70s. Diagnosis of the condition may be delayed, because the symptoms of the disease can often be similar to other illnesses. Early ...

Although aortic dissection is relatively uncommon, it is a life-threatening condition that can cause sudden death if it is not recognized and quickly treated. Tears to the aorta are often a result of ...

MONROEVILLE, Pa. — Matt Birx, 34 of Monroeville, is among those in the five percent survival rate after suffering an aortic dissection, but his life has not been easy since the medical episode.

In patients with ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and no other organ-system abnormalities, the absolute risk of aortic dissection is low but increases with larger aortic sizes, according to ...

There have been at least four cases of aortic dissection after use of medications that inhibit cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 5, including the medication sildenafil, according to study authors.