Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society
Figure 2: Chest radiograph (posterior- anterior (PA) view) showing a mildly prominent cardiac silhouette with perhilar congestion.
Figure 3: (A) TTE (Parasternal Long Axis View) showing moderate aortic regurgitation. (B) TEE (Mid-esophogeal long axis view) showing a type-A aortic dissection with the intimal flap only limited to the ascending aorta just distal to the structurally normal aortic valve. (C) TEE (Mid-esophogeal long axis view) showing moderate aortic regurgitation.
Figure 4: CT angiogram of the chest showing a linear filling defect (arrow) limited to the ascending aorta just above the aortic valve.
252 J La State Med Soc VOL 166 November/December 2014
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