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Title: What's the diagnosis?

Category: Visual Diagnosis

Posted: 8/27/2012 by Haney Mallemat, MD

Question

56 year-old male presents with chest pain. You perform an ultrasound of the heart and see the clip below. What's the diagnosis? Thanks to Dr. Ken Butler for the case.

 

Answer

Answer: Type A Dissection

Click here for an explanation. 

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