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. 1989 Jan-Feb;2(1):17-24.
doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(89)80025-2.

Aortic dissection: review of value and limitations of two-dimensional echocardiography in a six-year experience

B K Khandheria  1 , A J Tajik, C L Taylor, R E Safford, F A Miller Jr, A W Stanson, L J Sinak, J K Oh, J B Seward
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Aortic dissection: review of value and limitations of two-dimensional echocardiography in a six-year experience

B K Khandheria et al. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1989 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The utility of transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography in patients with aortic dissection was assessed by retrospective analysis in 67 patients: 31 patients with DeBakey type I, 21 patients with type II, 10 patients with type III, and five patients with false-positive diagnoses. Aortic dissection was correctly identified by two-dimensional echocardiography in 49 patients; 13 had false-negative diagnoses. Therefore the sensitivity was 79%, and the positive predictive accuracy was 91%. Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography is a reasonable screening technique for diagnosis of aortic dissection.

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