Aortic dissection without intimal tear: case report and findings on transesophageal echocardiography.
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) relies on the presence of an intimal flap for diagnosing aortic dissection; however, a small percentage of cases of dissection can occur without apparent intimal disruption. This case reviews unusual echocardiographic features of aortic dissection and previously undescribed echocardiographic findings in a patient with aortic dissection without intimal flap.
Eichelberger
J P
JP
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Cardiology Unit, NY 14642.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D017539:Tunica Intima / Q000473:pathology*