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Dissection of aorta always hurt if u r attentive and it's because of sudden high bp? can u c dissection on sonogram and mri?
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Hurts: Dissection hurts. It can be seen on transesophageal echo and CT. MRI is not the test of choice.
Answered 9/20/2014
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