Transesophageal echocardiography and MRI can be useful ... is advised when lowering blood pressure during acute ascending aortic dissection since shock can occur from the many possible complications.

"When aortic dissection is confused with heart disease ... They include a CT scan MRI Transesophageal echocardiogram Surprisingly, a chest X-ray or EKG won't necessarily spot aortic problems.

Thoracic aortic dissection occurs when the intima of ... modality and has a sensitivity approaching 100%. Transesophageal echocardiography and MRI can be useful as well. Descending aortic ...

A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...

While bicuspid aortic valves are known to be associated with aortic dilation and dissection, the risk of dissection in this population has recently been called into question. Michelena and ...

A heart ultrasound (echocardiogram) or CT scan can be ... aneurysm or who has experienced a rupture of an aneurysm or an ...