Why the study?
Does transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) improve the diagnosis of acute aortic dissection when CT and aortography are negative?
Population
A patient with suspected acute aortic dissection (AAD)
Comparison
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) vs Contrast-enhanced computed tomography and…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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May support TEE consideration in high-suspicion acute aortic dissection with negative CT/aortography; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective validation.
Does transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) improve the diagnosis of acute aortic dissection when CT and aortography are negative?
Transesophageal echocardiography should be considered when acute aortic dissection is suspected despite negative findings on contrast-enhanced CT and aortography.
Gal et al. (2004) studied this question.
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