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Review
. 2001 Aug;86(2):227-34.
doi: 10.1136/heart.86.2.227.

Diseases of the thoracic aorta

R Erbel  1
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Diseases of the thoracic aorta

R Erbel. Heart. 2001 Aug.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Aortic dissection type B, class 1 with visualisation of the intimal flap separating the true lumen (TL) from the false lumen (FL) in a magnetic resonance view. The entry tear is just distal to the subclavian artery. LA, left atrium; PA, pulmonary artery.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Aortic dissection type B, class 2 visualised by spiral CT and TOE. The wall of the aorta (Ao) is thickened by an intramural haematoma/haemorrhage (IMH) which developed and induced acute symptoms. Ao asc, ascending aorta; SVC, superior vena cava; PA, pulmonary artery; TOE sector scan illustrated.
Figure 3:
Figure 3:
Ruptured atheroma type B, class 4 aortic dissection visualised by IVUS (invasively during aortic catheterisation) and by MRI (non-invasively). (Original IVUS images upper left; schematic drawing upper right, MRI lower part). The fibrous cap, lipid pool, aortic lumen, and atheroma are indicated. Ao, aorta.
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