Acute Standford Type A Aortic Dissection Diagnosed by Transthoracic Echocardiography

A quick and effective image diagnosis is necessary for acute Standford type A aortic dissection. A 59-year-old man presented to the emergency department with sudden onset of severe, tearing-type chest pain. Emergency echocardiography demonstrated a dissection intimal flap superior to the sinuses of Valsalva, with extension to the bilateral carotid arteries. Subsequent computed tomography confirmed the diagnosis of acute Standford type A aortic dissection. Transthoracic echocardiography can be used to diagnose rapidly acute Standford type A aortic dissection.