Acute aortic dissection detected by contrast echocardiography.

作者信息

Mansencal Nicolas, Belliard Guillaume, Binsse Stephen, Vieillard-Baron Antoine, Dubourg Olivier

机构信息

Department of Cardiology, Université de Versailles-Saint Quentin (UVSQ), University Hospital Ambroise Paré, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Boulogne, France.

出版信息

Int J Cardiol. 2009 Aug 21;136(3):e72-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.027. Epub 2008 Jul 24.

DOI:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.05.027

PMID:18653255

Abstract

We describe the case of a man with acute aortic dissection detected by contrast transthoracic echocardiography. Conventional echocardiography was not contributory. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the usefulness of contrast echocardiography in ascending aortic dissection at bedside.

摘要