Why the study?
Acute aortic dissection can lead to fatal outcomes due to misdiagnosis or delayed treatment because its variable presenting symptoms often mimic other disorders such as ACS.
High clinical suspicion is required to diagnose acute aortic dissection, which can mimic acute coronary syndrome and present with unremarkable initial laboratory and echocardiography findings.
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Normal initial tests do not exclude aortic dissection in suspected ACS; leaves open questions on optimal diagnostic pathways.
Ayat et al. (2021) studied this question.
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