Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 142-143, March 2010

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

  • Vahid Etezadi, MD

      Affiliations

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

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular MR and CT Program, Department of Radiology, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176, USA
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  • Angelo La-Pietra, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176, USA
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  • Jack A. Ziffer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular MR and CT Program, Department of Radiology, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176, USA
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  • Barry T. Katzen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular MR and CT Program, Department of Radiology, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176, USA
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  • Ricardo C. Cury, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular MR and CT Program, Department of Radiology, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 N Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

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

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

PII: S1934-5925(10)00015-8

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2010.01.012

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 142-143, March 2010

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