Cardiac computed tomography in the emergency department: A patient with acute epigastric pain

Received 5 October 2009; accepted 9 January 2010. published online 21 January 2010.

Abstract

We report the application of coronary CT angiogram in urgent assessment of a patient presenting to the emergency department with acute and nonspecific cardiothoracic symptoms.

Keywords: Aortic dissection, Cardiac imaging, Coronary CT angiography

a Cardiovascular MR and CT Program, Department of Radiology, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176, USA

b Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176, USA

Corresponding author.

Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(10)00015-8

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2010.01.012

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