Thoracic aortic aneurysm differential diagnosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aarti Narayan, M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Thoracic aortic aneurysms are often asymptomatic and as a result can be easily missed. If chest pain is present, it is critical to differentiate a thoracic aortic aneurysm with dissection from other potential life-threatening diseases.
Differentiating Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm from other Disorders
- Abdominal aortic aneurysms [1]
- Acute myocardial infarction [2]
- Congestive heart failure
- Aortic regurgitation
- Blunt chest trauma
- Hypertensive emergency
- Hemothorax
- Pneumothorax
- Pericarditis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Cardiac tamponade
- Superior vena cava syndrome
References
- ↑ Larsson E, Vishnevskaya L, Kalin B, Granath F, Swedenborg J, Hultgren R (2011). "High frequency of thoracic aneurysms in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms". Annals of Surgery. 253 (1): 180–4. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181d96498. PMID 20571364. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Schubert H (2003). "Thoracic aortic dissection: distinguishing it from acute myocardial infarction". Canadian Family Physician Médecin De Famille Canadien. 49: 583–5. PMC 2214223. PMID 12790268. Unknown parameter
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