title: [Role of echocardiography in the diagnosis of acquired diseases of the thoracic aorta].
abstract: The diagnosis and follow-up of acquired thoracic aortic disease have greatly improved with advances in transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiographic techniques. In emergency situations, transoesophageal echocardiography is the key diagnostic investigation for dissection, significantly speeding up surgical referral. Atherosclerosis of the aorta is the second clinical situation in which transoesophageal echocardiography confirms its superiority over other imaging techniques for the recognition of intra-aortic debris carrying a high embolic risk.
authors.affiliation: Service de cardiologie et soins intensifs, Hôpital cardiologique, CHU de Bordeaux, Pessac.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roudaut
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laffort
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lafitte
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sempé
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Durrieu-Jaïs
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Coste
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
vernacular_title: Place de l'échocardiographie dans le diagnostic des maladies acquises de l'aorte thoracique.