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.

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 ...

BAV is associated with heart conditions such as aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, dissection of the aorta ... tool for diagnosing BAV is the 2D echocardiogram, which reveals the presence ...