Author: Jean-François Paul, MD, Plessis-Robinson, France
Body Region: Cardiovascular
1. Patient Presentation
- A 65-year-old man experienced acute-onset chest pain, leading to his admission in our coronary
care unit 2 hours later. - Electrocardiography (ECG) showed ST elevation in lateral leads; echocardiography showed
hemopericardium. - A contrast-enhanced ECG-gated acquisition using dual-source multidetector CT was performed to
rule out aortic dissection with coronary involvement.