Aortic beak sign: Aortic dissection

The calcium sign of aortic arch dissection.

To cite: Lin S-H, Huang SH, Liao W-H. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013200658 DESCRIPTION A 62-year-old man, a case of hypertension, presented with severe and progressive upper back pain for 1 day. Physical examinations were unremarkable, except for a high blood pressure (178/ 102 mm Hg). The haemogram and biochemistry were within normal limits....

A Rare Case of Severe Aortic Regurgitation with Silent Ascending Aortic Dissection

Classically, ascending aortic dissection (AD) presents as sudden, severe chest pain that is tearing type and radiates to the back. Herein, we present a rare case of severe aortic regurgitation with silent ascending AD, which had no chest pain symptoms. The aortic valve apparatus probably masked this AD; therefore, it was not detected by echocardiography and during the surgery.

management of aortic dissection

Aortic Dissection

Aortic dissection is a longitudinal cleavage of the aortic media created by a dissecting column of blood. The term “dissecting aortic aneurysm” has been inaccurately applied to this entity since 1819, when Laënnec first used the term aneurysme dissequant. The term aortic dissection is preferred to dissecting aortic aneurysm because the affected aorta is only rarely aneurysmal. In 1955, DeBakey ...

Egg Shell Sign: Rare Finding in Acute Aortic Dissection

A 77 year-old woman presented with a one day history of central chest pressure that radiated to the neck and right upper extremity. She had a history of hypertension and chronic obstruction pulmonary disease. Her blood pressure was 86/47 with a heart rate of 87 beats per minute. A grade 2/6 systolic ejection murmur was auscultated over the left sternal border. An electrocardiogram showed ST ele...