title: [Echocardiography and aortic dissection].
abstract: Echocardiography is the technique most used in the diagnosis of aortic dissection. In this article the echocardiographic signs of aortic dissection are described. The following issues regarding the usefulness of echocardiography in aortic dissection are reviewed as well: detection of entry site, distinction between false and true lumen, assessment of aortic regurgitation, ventricular function, aortic branches involvement, pericardial effusion and follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario San Carlos, Madrid.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vilacosta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: San Román
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Ecocardiografía y disección aórtica.