• Int. J. Cardiol. · Aug 2009

    Case Reports

    Acute aortic dissection detected by contrast echocardiography.

    • Nicolas Mansencal, Guillaume Belliard, Stephen Binsse, Antoine Vieillard-Baron, and Olivier Dubourg.
    • 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
    • Int. J. Cardiol. 2009 Aug 21; 136 (3): e72-3.

    AbstractWe 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.

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