April 1, 2003Hospital Medicine

Difficulties in the diagnosis of acute aortic dissection

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Population

4 patients presenting with acute aortic dissection.

Design

Case_series

Authors

RAR. AnandLovely Professional University GCG L A CumberbatchPoole Hospital RSRosie SwallowRoyal Bournemouth Hospital

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Implication

May warrant low-threshold imaging in atypical presentations; case reports leave open optimal diagnostic algorithms.

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Population

4 patients presenting with acute aortic dissection (ages 55-74, 2 male, 2 female, 2 with known hypertension, 1 with ischaemic heart disease).

Intervention

Diagnostic imaging (computed tomography, echocardiography) and clinical management.

Outcome

Diagnostic accuracy and clinical outcome (survival/mortality).

Acute aortic dissection often presents without classical signs, necessitating a low threshold for urgent imaging and aggressive blood pressure control to reduce mortality.

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Anand et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7dc30330df0be8fb5c9b8e https://doi.org/10.12968/hosp.2003.64.4.1785

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Echocardiography

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Difficulties in the diagnosis of acute aortic dissection

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Structured PICO

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Difficulties in the diagnosis of acute aortic dissection

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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