[Acute aortic dissection: diagnostic possiblities of mono- and two-dimensional echocardiography].
A case of an acute aortic dissection (AAD) has been reported in a 61-year-old woman, in whom, by the mono and two-dimensional echocardiography (M and 2D E) the authors have detected: 1) The disconnection between the intima and adventitia. 2) A flap of the intima in the aortic cavity. The authors emphasize the usefulness of the M and 2D E because it permits: 1) An early diagnosis of the AAD. 2) A reduction of the lapse between the angiographic examination and the surgical therapy. 3) A better prognosis.
Mancini
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Policlinico Casilino USL RM5 Cardiologia, UTIC, Roma.
Ferraiuolo
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Cervelli
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Pizzoli
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di Castri
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Palamara
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A
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
Dissezione aortica acuta: possibilità diagnostiche dell'ecocardiografia mono e bidimensionale.