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J Am Soc Echocardiogr · Jan 2004
Case ReportsTraumatic type B aortic dissection causing near total occlusion of aortic lumen and diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography: A case report.
- Hasan Turhan, Serkan Topaloglu, Kerim Cagli, Hatice Sasmaz, and Emine Kutuk.
- Department of Cardiology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drhturhan@yahoo.com
- J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 Jan 1;17(1):80-2.
AbstractA true dissection of the descending thoracic aorta resulting from blunt chest trauma is a relatively rare injury compared with aortic transsection and occurs mostly in the region of the aortic isthmus. It is a life-threatening condition that requires rapid and accurate diagnosis. In this case, we report a patient with Stanford type B aortic dissection caused by decelerating trauma of the chest in a motor vehicle accident causing near total occlusion of the aortic lumen. The diagnosis was made by transthoracic echocardiography and confirmed by aortography.
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