Aortic dissection

Prevalence Clinical features Differential diagnosis Investigations Therapy Prevention Prognosis

Differential diagnosis Think about other possible causes - these include c  myocardial infarction aortic regurgitation thoracic non-dissecting aneurysm musculoskeletal pain mediastinal cyst or tumour pericarditis gallstones pleuritis pulmonary embolism

 

Expiry date: August 2004
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Author	CM   Ball
Reviewer	M   Briggs
CAT Writers	CM   Ball , CJ   Wotton