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July 22, 2025

Delayed Diagnosis of Aortic Dissection: The Overlooked Clues on Chest X-Ray

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YCYao ChenWWWenjin WangLLLian‐Yu Lin

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Overview

Case report reveals underutilization of chest X-ray in diagnosing aortic dissection, highlighting prevalence of diagnostic delays and importance of early risk assessment.

Key Points

  • Main finding indicates that early diagnosis of aortic dissection can be challenging, leading to delays in treatment.
  • Critical evidence showed that initial chest X-ray interpretation revealed significant findings, aiding in diagnosis after three days.
  • Approach involved reviewing a young male's case, where non-diagnostic tests initially led to a missed aortic dissection.
  • This highlights the need for enhanced awareness of chest X-ray signs in acute chest pain to improve patient outcomes.

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Chen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a061be6551bb0af8cd80ahttps://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6966962/v1
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