title: Acute aortic syndrome: have we always got a precise diagnosis?
authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Patras School of Medicine, Patras, Greece.
authors: Nikolaos G
authors: NG
authors: Baikoussis
authors: Efstratios
authors: E
authors: Apostolakis
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D056346:Sternotomy; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures