Aortic Dissection

Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis

Patients with severe chest or back pain, especially those suffering from high blood pressure, may be suspected of having aortic dissection.

Chest X-ray showing widening of the tissue in the middle of the chest is suggestive of aortic dissection. However, a Computed Tomography (CT) scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or ultrasound (or echocardiogram) is usually needed to confirm the diagnosis.

Cardiothoracic Surgery,

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG),

Coronary Atherosclerosis,

Heart Attack (Chest Pain),

Heart Failure,

Marfan's Syndrome

Article contributed by Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore

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