Transesophageal echocardiography in the identification of subtle aortic dissection in a trauma patient

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 900-901

  Mandila, Christina ^a   Saranteas, Theodosios ^b   Kalogeromitros, Alexandros ^a   Kostopanagiotou, Georgia ^b   Karabinis, Andreas ^a  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH; AORTA DISSECTION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; THORAX INJURY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA;

EID: 77957722339     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2009.07.016     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. T. Shiga, Z. Wajima, and C. Apfel Diagnostic accuracy of trasoesophageal echocardiography, helical computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging for suspected thoracic aortic dissection: systematic review and meta-analysis Arch Int Med 166 2006 1350 1354
2. C. Nienaber, Y. von Kodolitsch, and V. Nicolas The diagnosis of thoracic aortic dissection by noninvasive imaging procedures N Engl J Med 328 1993 1 9 (Pubitemid 23011464)
3. M. Pepi, J. Campodonico, and C. Galli Rapid diagnosis and management of thoracic aortic dissection and intramural haematoma: A prospective study of advantages of multiplane vs. biplane transoesophageal echocardiography Eur J Echocardiogr 1 2000 72 79
4. L.G. Svensson, S.B. Labib, and A.C. Eisenhauer Intimal tear without hematoma: An important variant of aortic dissection that can elude current imaging techniques Circulation 99 1999 1331 1336