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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 51, 310-311, Copyright © 1991 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Transesophageal echocardiography in acute aortic transection

IF Galvin, IW Black, CL Lee and DA Horton
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince Henry Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Confirming the diagnosis of acute transection of the descending aorta can be problematic. Unnecessary patient movement and time delay are often associated with conventional investigations. We describe a patient in whom such an injury was clearly and quickly defined at the bedside by transesophageal echocardiography.

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