title: Acute aortic dissection detected by contrast echocardiography.
abstract: We describe the case of a man with acute aortic dissection detected by contrast transthoracic echocardiography. Conventional echocardiography was not contributory. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the usefulness of contrast echocardiography in ascending aortic dissection at bedside.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin (UVSQ), University Hospital Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Boulogne, France. nicolas.mansencal@apr.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mansencal
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Belliard
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Binsse
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vieillard-Baron
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dubourg
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed