aortic dissection

This post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more. Author: Ashley Grigsby, DO, PGY-4 Combined Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics Indiana UniversityCase A 32-year-old previously healthy African American male presents via emergency medical services (EMS) for evaluation of chest pain. An ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) code had been activated by EMS based on pre-hospital electrocardiogram (EKG) that had […]

Photo Credit: Charlotte Astrid Author: Nathan Haas, MD PGY-1University of Michigan Originally Published: Modern Resident, February/March 2015 The acute onset of severe, ripping chest pain radiating to the back quickly brings to mind the diagnosis of aortic dissection. However, dissection is just one potential etiology of Acute Aortic Syndrome (AAS) which includes the acute presentation […]

Source: Flickr Author: Nathan Haas, MD PGY-1University of Michigan Originally Published: Modern Resident February-March 2015 The acute onset of severe, ripping chest pain radiating to the back quickly brings to mind the diagnosis of aortic dissection. However, dissection is just one potential etiology of Acute Aortic Syndrome (AAS) which includes the acute presentation of aortic […]