title: Acute aortic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom. drazeemsheikh@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Azeem S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Sheikh
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Sajjad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazhar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013577:Syndrome
keywords: aortic dissection; computed tomography; echocardiography; pericardium; surgery