Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia · 2013 · 12 citations · 0 references
MedicineRadiologySurgeryCardiothoracic SurgeryDiagnostic ImagingVascular SurgeryAortic ImagingAortic SurgeryCardiac ImagingComputed TomographyThoracic SurgeryVascular ImagingAcute Aortic DissectionComputed Tomography AngiographyConversion To Sternotomy ManagementDiagnosis Of Aortic DissectionSternotomy Complication Imaging
Patients with acute aortic dissection present with such varied symptoms that diagnosis becomes difficult. Various imaging techniques like computed tomography angiography (CTA), magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography are used to diagnose this entity, but they too have their limitations. We present a case, which was falsely diagnosed as acute aortic dissection by CTA, which resulted in patient undergoing sternotomy.