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ArticleCase reports in emergency medicine2015

Pitfalls in suspected acute aortic syndrome: impact of appropriate and if required repeated imaging.

C Meier, M Lichtenberg, P Lebiedz, F Breuckmann

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Article in Case reports in emergency medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. MDCT evaluation of acute aortic syndrome (AAS).The British journal of radiology · 2016
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

C MeierDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
M LichtenbergDepartment of Angiology, Arnsberg Medical Center, 59759 Arnsberg, Germany.
P LebiedzDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Münster, 48149 Münster, Germany.
F BreuckmannDepartment of Cardiology, Arnsberg Medical Center, 59759 Arnsberg, Germany.
Klinikum Arnsberg · DEUniversity Hospital Münster · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of acute aortic syndrome is low, but the spontaneous course is often life-threatening. Adequate ECG-gated imaging is fundamental within the diagnostic workup. We here report a case of a 53-year-old man presenting with atypical chest pain, slight increase of D dimers at admission, and extended diameter of the ascending aorta accompanied by mild aortic regurgitation. Interpretation of an initial contrast-enhanced computed tomography was false negative due to inadequate gating and motion artifacts, thereby judging a tiny contrast signal in the left anterior quadrant of the ascending aorta as a pseudointimal flap. By hazard, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated an ulcer-like lesion superior to the aortic root, leading to aortic surgery at the last moment. As sensitivity of imaging is not 100%, this example underlines that second imaging studies might be necessary if the first imaging is negative, but the clinical suspicion still remains high.

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PMID26000179
PMCPMC4427094
OpenAlexW2043328984

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