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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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Stanford type A aortic dissection: Three-dimensional echocardiography
Pankaj Jariwala
Department of Cardiology, MaxCure Mediciti Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
| Date of Web Publication | 6-Sep-2018 |
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Pankaj Jariwala
Department of Cardiology, MaxCure Mediciti Hospitals, Opposite Secretariat Road, Hyderabad - 500 063, Telangana
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jiae.jiae_74_17
How to cite this article:
Jariwala P. Stanford type A aortic dissection: Three-dimensional echocardiography. J Indian Acad Echocardiogr Cardiovasc Imaging 2018;2:141 |
How to cite this URL:
Jariwala P. Stanford type A aortic dissection: Three-dimensional echocardiography. J Indian Acad Echocardiogr Cardiovasc Imaging [serial online] 2018 [cited 2018 Dec 13];2:141. Available from: http://www.jiaecho.org/text.asp?2018/2/2/141/240643 |
A 59-year-old male with a history of hypertension presented to emergency room with acute chest pain radiating to the back. Electrocardiogram showed left ventricular hypertrophy with repolarization abnormalities. His chest X-ray with increased interstitial markings suggested acute pulmonary edema with mediastinal widening. Laboratory parameters revealed elevated creatinine of 3.5 mg%, mild anemia (Hb 8211; 10.5 gm%). Two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiography in short-axis view at the level of great vessels demonstrated a dissection flap in the ascending aorta starting above the aortic valve [Figure 1]a and [Figure 2]a with moderate aortic regurgitation [Figure 2]c. 3D transthoracic echocardiography differentiated true lumen from false lumen [Figure 1]a. There was bicuspid aortic valve [Figure 1]b with dilatation of aortic annulus, ascending aorta with intimal flap [Figure 2]b extending across the arch of aorta into the descending aorta [Figure 2]d and [Video 1]. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography was not performed in view of elevated creatinine. Bentall procedure was performed with a biologic aortic prosthesis along with a hemiarch replacement. Postoperatively, the patient had improvement in serum creatinine without need for the dialysis. | Figure 1: Three-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography differentiated true lumen from false lumen (a). There was bicuspid aortic valve (dashed arrow; b) with dilatation of aortic annulus, ascending aorta with intimal flap extending across the arch of aorta into the descending aorta. The entire length of the flap from the entry point at the level of aortic sinus can be seen. FL: False lumen
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 | Figure 2: (a-d) Two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrating aortic dissection starting above the aortic valve in a short axis view at the level of great vessels (a, solid arrows); the extension of the dissection flap from the ascending aorta (b, chroma color, multiple dashed arrows) to the descending thoracic aorta (d, arrowheads) which separated the aortic lumen into false and true lumen; parasternal view in color compare demonstrated eccentric moderate aortic regurgitation (c)
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