Aortic dissection: review of value and limitations of two-dimensional echocardiography in a six-year experience |
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| Authors: | B K Khandheria A J Tajik C L Taylor R E Safford F A Miller A W Stanson L J Sinak J K Oh J B Seward |
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| Institution: | Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905. |
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| Abstract: | The utility of transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography in patients with aortic dissection was assessed by retrospective analysis in 67 patients: 31 patients with DeBakey type I, 21 patients with type II, 10 patients with type III, and five patients with false-positive diagnoses. Aortic dissection was correctly identified by two-dimensional echocardiography in 49 patients; 13 had false-negative diagnoses. Therefore the sensitivity was 79%, and the positive predictive accuracy was 91%. Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography is a reasonable screening technique for diagnosis of aortic dissection. |
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