title: Traumatic ascending aortic transection with pseudo-aneurysm.
abstract: We present a 64-year-old woman who was brought to the emergency department after suffering a motor vehicle accident, involving multiple soft tissue and bone trauma. Even though she was free from cardiovascular symptoms for the last three years, her past medical history of aorto-coronary bypass surgery prompted preoperative consultation. The diagnostic images showed a unique visualization of an ascending aortic traumatic pseudoaneurysm by transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiogram as well as with cardiac catheterization.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, The University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center, Texas 77030, USA. albrechtcarlos@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Albrecht
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pepper
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fuentes
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications