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View larger version (83K): [in this window] [in a new window]   A 77-year-old woman with a history of hypertension and an abdominal aortic aneurysm presented with acute upper back discomfort. The physical examination on admission was unremarkable, and a chest film revealed dilatation of a tortuous thoracic aorta. Transesophageal echocardiography (Panel A) showed severe atherosclerosis of a mildly enlarged descending aorta. There was eccentric thickening of one wall of the aorta (arrowhead) that was consistent with thrombus or intramural hematoma. A computed tomographic (CT) scan confirmed these findings. The patient was treated with aggressive blood-pressure control but had recurrent back discomfort, and another CT scan (Panel B) suggested . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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