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Chapter 15<br />
Diseases of the Aorta<br />
Introduction 494<br />
15.1 Acute aortic syndromes (AAS) 495<br />
Classification (entities) 495<br />
Diagnostic findings 497<br />
Role of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) 498<br />
Role of transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) 499<br />
Follow-up of AAS echo findings 504<br />
15.2 Thoracic aortic aneurysm (AA) 505<br />
Aetiology and most frequent AA morphology 505<br />
Location and morphology 505<br />
<strong>Echo</strong> assessment 506<br />
15.3 Traumatic injury of the aorta 509<br />
Aetiology 509<br />
Location 509<br />
Diagnosis (echo findings) 509<br />
Role of TOE 510<br />
15.4 Aortic atherosclerosis 511<br />
15.5 Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm 512<br />
Aetiology 512<br />
<strong>Echo</strong> findings 512<br />
Complication 512<br />
Suggested reading 513<br />
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