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Aortic Angiography

Aka: Aortic Angiography, Aortogram, Aortic Angiogram

Indications
1. Aortic Dissection
  1. Angiography is gold standard for assessing
Accuracy for assessing Aortic Dissection
1. Sensitivity: 90-98%
2. Specificity: 95-98%
Advantages
1. Assesses coronary arteries
2. Assesses Aortic Regurgitation
Disadvantages
1. Invasive
2. Time consuming
3. Expensive

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 10/21/2007 and last published on 5/14/2013.

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