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The importance of bedside echocardiographic assessment in emergency admissions with probable acute coronary syndromes: A case of an unruptured giant ascending aorta aneurysm [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2021; 49(2): 156-161 | DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2021.90463

The importance of bedside echocardiographic assessment in emergency admissions with probable acute coronary syndromes: A case of an unruptured giant ascending aorta aneurysm

Huseyin Ede1, Hosameldin Salah Shabib Sayed Ahmed1, Shabir Ali Haider1, Abdelnasser Abdelsamee Ghareeb Allam2, Salah M A Elbdri1
1Department of Cardiology, Hamad Medical Corporation Heart Hospital, Doha, Qatar
2Department of Radiology, Hamad Medical Corporation Heart Hospital, Doha, Qatar

Summary– Symptomatic aortic aneurysms can manifest in different clinical settings, such as acute coronary syndrome (ACS), acute heart failure, a shock that is mostly due to the complications related to dissection or rupture of the aneurysm. In these clinical settings, the diagnosis can be established with the help of medical history, physical examination, and promptly performed imaging tests. However, the diagnosis of an asymptomatic aortic aneurysm is usually incidental. Thus, it is very rare to find a case of ACS with intact aortic aneurysm and without obstructive coronary artery disease. In this paper, we report a successfully treated male patient aged 41 years with intact ascending aortic aneurysm who presented with ACS and was diagnosed with the help of bedside echocardiographic assessment.

Keywords: acute coronary syndrome, ascending aorta aneurysm, computed tomography coronary angiography, echocardiography

How to cite this article
Huseyin Ede, Hosameldin Salah Shabib Sayed Ahmed, Shabir Ali Haider, Abdelnasser Abdelsamee Ghareeb Allam, Salah M A Elbdri. The importance of bedside echocardiographic assessment in emergency admissions with probable acute coronary syndromes: A case of an unruptured giant ascending aorta aneurysm. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2021; 49(2): 156-161

Corresponding Author: Huseyin Ede, Qatar
Manuscript Language: English


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