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JCM
4th June 2014
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History
• M/28 Chinese• Police Cadet• History of back pain treated conservatively
2011• Severe upper back pain after firing a pistol in
Cadet School• No SOB, no weakness, no radiation
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Examination
• Triage Cat 4• BP 124/66 mmHg, P63/min• Temp 35.7C, SpO2 100%• Mild tenderness at the paraspinal area of T-
spine• Chest clear• Abdomen soft and no tenderness
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CXR
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Our management
• CXR: no pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum• Ketorolac IMI given• Pain decreased after IMI• Advised to avoid physical exercise• Discharged with NSAIDs and sick leave for 1
day
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4 days later
• Noticed right leg pain and numbness• Feeling coldness of right leg• Patient worried about side effects related to
the previous IM Ketorolac• Circulation normal• No neurological deficit• Lower limb power full
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X-ray T-L spine
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DDx?
• Sprain back?• PID with radiculopathy?• Right leg DVT?• Other possibilities?• ……
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Outcome
• Admitted to Ortho QMH in view of pain • Suspected T9 collapse at lateral X-ray by
Ortho• Private MRI spine referred• Noticed type B aortic dissection on MRI• Both leg warm and abdomen soft• Vascular team consulted and agreed to
takeover
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CT Aortogram
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CT Aortogram
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CT Aortogram
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CT Aortogram
• Type B aortic dissection from distal aortic arch down to right iliacs/ CFA
• No coronary artery stenosis• Both kidneys perfused symmetrically• False lumen compressing true lumen leading
to decreased blood flow to both lower limbs
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Management
• BP controlled with beta-blockers• Pain well controlled• Discharged home D13 after admission
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• 2 months later, endovascular stenting was done in QMH in view of young age and involvement of the right iliacs/ CFA
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Long term management
• Follow up with contrast CT in 6 months• BP control with home BP monitoring• Advised light duty and to avoid competitive
sports/ collision
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Acute aortic dissection (AAD)
• A potentially catastrophic disease that remains difficult to diagnose in the emergency department
• Circulation 2010– Mortality 40% for immediate death– 1% per hour for incremental death thereafter– 20% for perioperative death– 50% to 70% reported survival rate after initial
surgery
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Epidemiology
• True incidence is unknown• Population-based prevalence studies have
estimated the incidence to be about 3 cases per 100000 people per year
• Higher incidence in men (65%) and with increasing age
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• Significant medicolegal issues surrounding missed diagnosis of AAD
• Common misdiagnoses– Acute coronary syndrome (19%)– Musculoskeletal pain (20%)– Pneumonia/ pulmonary embolism (20%)– Pericarditis (12%)– Gastrointestinal pain (9%)– Other causes (20%)
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• Consider the diagnosis of AAD in situations of– Sudden severe chest pain– Accompanying visceral symptoms (nausea,
vomiting, pallor, diaphoretic)– Normal/ minimally abnormal ECG findings– Inappropriate reliance on classic features
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Classification
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Clinical assessment in the ED
• Risk factors• Presentations• Physical findings• End-organ presentations
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Risk factors
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Presentations
• Sudden-onset severe chest pain (91%)• Visceral symptoms – pallor, vomiting, diaphoresis
(78%)• Intermittent pain (75%)• Radiation to back/ neck/ arms/ jaw (69%)• Pleuritic/ positional pain (44%)• Pyrexia (22%)• Syncope (9%)• Tearing quality (3%)…
CMPA case review series of missed AAD (n = 32 patients)
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• Poor reliance on the presence or absence of these features
• High level of suspicion is needed
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Physical findings
• Peripheral pulses in the upper extremities/ blood pressure differentials
• New aortic regurgitation murmurs• Complications of acute aortic regurgitations– Congestive heart failure, cardiogenic shock,
pericardial tamponade,
• Mass compression effects on adjacent structures– SVC, sympathetic chain, recurrent laryngeal nerve,
tracheobronchial tree, esophagus…
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• Unreliable and frequently absent in patients with AAD
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End-organ presentations• Cardiovascular: AR and related disorders, pulse
deficits, BP differentials, syncope, MI, CHF, cardiogenic shock, conduction abnormalities…
• Syncope: cardiovascular, neurologic• Neurologic: intracranial, brainstem, spinal cord, lower
extremities• Ears/ nose/ throat: mass effects on trachea,
esophagus, RLN, sympathetic chain • Respiratory: mass effects on tracheobronchial tree,
hemorrhage into lung tissue/ pleural space, pleural effusions
• GI: mesenteric ischemia, aortoenteric fistula
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Diagnostic tests
• ECG (non-specific change)• Laboratory markers (currently no sensitive/
specific test)– Soluble elastin fragments, smooth muscle myosin
heavy chain, WBC, hsCRP, fibrinogen, D-dimer
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Diagnostic images
• Chest X-ray – Abnormal aortic contour, mediastinal widening,
pleural effusion, displacement of intimal calcifications, abnormal aortic knob, displacement of trachea or NG tube deviation to the right…
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1. Mediastinal widening2. Widening of aortic contour
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Calcium sign
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Diagnostic images (continued)
• CT• Transesophageal echocardiography• MRI
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Circulation 2010
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Management of type B AD• Mainly Medical treatment in form of BP control
– Maintain PR <60/min by Beta blockers and SBP <120mmHg [Class I; level C]
– 1 month survival 89%– 1 year survival 84%– But poor long term outcome: Mortality 30-50% at 5 year
• Surgical Intervention– Indicated in complicated AD: malperfusion, rupture, rapid
expansion esp false lumen, extension, severe pain, failed to control BP [Class I; level B]
– Open Surgery: High mortality in the past– Endovascular Stenting: Maybe more superior but lacking
evidence on long term survival
Circulation 2010
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Endovascular Interventions (TEVAR)
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Follow up
• Close follow-up visits• Long-term medical therapy with beta-blockers• Serial imaging– 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-dissection– Annually thereafter if stable
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Summary for AAD
• Rare but potentially catastrophic• Presentation and initial assessment findings are
always non-specific • High index of suspicion is needed• CT is the most common diagnostic modality
initially used • Initial management with BP, heart rate and pain
control important• Subsequent definitive surgical consultation
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• Failure to consider AAD in these situations (and document risk assessments accordingly) can lead to clinically adverse outcomes for patients and medicolegal liability for physicians
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References
• Upadhye S, Schiff K. Acute aortic dissection in the emergency department: diagnostic challenges and evidence-based management. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2012 May;30(2):307-27, viii.
• De Leon Ayala IA, Chen YF. Acute aortic dissection: an update. Kaohsiung J Med Sci. 2012 Jun;28(6):299-305.
• Hiratazka LF, Bakris GL, Beckman JA, et al. 2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with thoracic aortic disease. Circulation 2010;121:e266-369.
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References (continued)
• http://www.medinterestgroup.com/portfolio-items/aortic-dissection-cxr-findings/
• http://www.wikiradiography.com/page/Calcium+Sign
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• Thank you