An atypical presentation of aortic dissection: echocardiography for accurate detection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aortic dissection (AD) is a relatively rare but dreadful illness, often accompanied by severe, sharp (or 'tearing') back pain or anterior chest pain, as well as acute hemodynamic compromise. Painless dissection has also been reported in rare cases. Echocardiography has become the most commonly used imaging test for evaluating cardiovascular disease and, thus, plays an important role in aortic disease diagnosis and follow-up.

Case presentation

This paper presents the case of a 63-year-old female presenting a chronic cough for more than 30 days, accompanied by chest pain radiating to the left scapula, a history of chronic hypertension, and recent chest x-ray findings of mediastinal mass on the upper left of the aortic knob. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) shows

SUBMITTER: Muhammad R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9402858 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature