THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM

Course overview

THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSMS REQUIRE A PROMPT DIAGNOSIS AS MOST PATIENTS ARE ASYMPTOMATIC UNTIL DISSECTION OR RUPTURE OF THE AORTA OCCURS, LEADING TO WORSENED PATIENT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. IMPROVING THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM’S VIGILANCE DURING THE PATIENT EVALUATION, KEEPING THORACIC AORTIC ANEURYSM AS A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS, AND UNDERSTANDING THE FINDINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO DURING TESTING CAN LEAD TO TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT.