Key result
Echocardiography falsely diagnosed an ascending aortic dissection in a patient who was found at necropsy to have an abdominal aortic dissection and a heavily calcified, undissected thoracic aorta.
Why the study?
Can echocardiography falsely diagnose aortic root dissection in a patient with abdominal aortic dissection?
Case Report (n=1)
Can echocardiography falsely diagnose aortic root dissection in a patient with abdominal aortic dissection?
Echocardiography may produce false-positive results for aortic root dissection, particularly in the presence of a heavily calcified thoracic aorta.
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May warrant caution with echocardiography for ascending aortic dissection amid heavy calcification; single case leaves open diagnostic accuracy.
Kolettis et al. (1981) conducted a case report in Aortic dissection (n=1). Echocardiography vs. Necropsy was evaluated on Diagnosis of aortic root dissection. Echocardiography falsely diagnosed an ascending aortic dissection in a patient who was found at necropsy to have an abdominal aortic dissection and a heavily calcified, undissected thoracic aorta.
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