Aortic dissection is a life threatening emergency. This case illustrates the unusual way an aortic dissection can present. This patient presented with sharp, left interscapular pain, which subsided ...

Rupture of the ascending aortic dissection into the pericardium can cause a rapid pericardial effusion resulting in cardiac tamponade which is frequently fatal. Acute aortic regurgitation can ...

Major aortic surgery was performed in 15 patients. The overall inpatient mortality was 1.6% (3/193), with all 3 cases being urgent/emergency presentations. During the post-operative period, 158/193 ...

A pericardial effusion occurs when a significant amount ... Hemorrhage into the pericardium from trauma, aortic dissection or left ventricular free wall rupture after an MI can occur.

Introduction It is well established that when associated with infection, pleural effusions carry a significant morbidity and mortality. Sonographic septations are assumed to be associated with poor ...

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First Clinical Medical College, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China School of Biomedical Engineering, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China 3D U-Net,Aortic ...

recurrent pleural effusions, and difficult BP control. 1,13,16,23 An IMH in patients with an associated PAU has been demonstrated to progress more frequently than an IMH without PAU (48% vs 8%). 12 ...