Why the study?
Aortic dissection requires expeditious diagnosis, and although CTA is the established gold standard test, it is not always foolproof.
Does TTE/TEE improve the diagnosis of traumatic type A aortic dissection when CTA is negative?
Population
An 18-year-old male patient with traumatic type A aortic dissection
Design
Case report
Authors
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High clinical suspicion for type A dissection may warrant TEE despite negative CTA; single case leaves open comparative diagnostic accuracy.
Does TTE/TEE improve the diagnosis of traumatic type A aortic dissection when CTA is negative?
In cases of high clinical suspicion for type A aortic dissection with negative CTA, TTE and TEE are crucial for confirming the diagnosis.
Paulraj et al. (2020) studied this question.
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