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Aortic dissection
Transesophageal echocardiography (transverse aortic section) showing a circumferential dissection of the ascending aorta in a 30-year-old patient with features of Marfan syndrome
Bouzas-Mosquera A, Solla-Buceta M, Fojón-Polanco S. Circumferential aortic dissection. BMJ Case Reports 2009; doi:10.1136/bcr.2007.049908
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Aortic dissection
CT of a 71-year-old man showing type II dissecting aneurysm of the ascending aorta. Hematoma around the proximal segment of the ascending aorta (panels A-D) compressed the right pulmonary artery, almost occluding its patency and limiting the perfusion of the reciprocal lung
Stougiannos PN, Mytas DZ, Pyrgakis VN. The changing faces of aortic dissection: an unusual presentation mimicking pulmonary embolism. BMJ Case Reports 2009; doi:10.1136/bcr.2006.104414
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Aortic dissection
3D CT, distal dissection
From the collection of Dr Eric E. Roselli; used with permission
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Aortic dissection
CT scan showing dissecting aneurysm in a 45-year-old patient with Marfan syndrome experiencing chest pain
Sanyal K, Sabanathan K. Chest pain in Marfan syndrome. BMJ Case Reports 2009; doi:10.1136/bcr.07.2008.0431
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Aortic dissection
Proximal dissection
From the collection of Dr Eric E. Roselli; used with permission
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Dissection status post proximal repair with late distal aneurysm
From the collection of Dr Eric E. Roselli; used with permission
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