Echocardiographic oscillating flap in aortic root dissecting aneurysm.
A patient had a history, physical findings, and chest x-ray film suggesting type I aortic dissection. This diagnosis could not be confirmed angiographically. Echocardiographic studies predicted both the presence of dissection and the anatomic findings at surgery. A regularly oscillating echo corresponding to the intimal flap was found in the false lumen. This is suggested as a new echocardiographic finding in dissecting aneurysm.
D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged