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A 52‐year‐old male with HIV and chronic renal failure presented with 2‐day history of fever and chills. He had
recent superior vena cava (SVC) stent placement for SVC stenosis following multiple dialysis‐catheter insertions.
Patient's blood cultures grew methicillin‐resistant staphylococcus aureus. Two‐dimensional (2D) echocardiography
showed no vegetations. With high clinical suspicion, 2D transesophageal...
Transesophageal echocardiography has become a commonly used screening tool for traumatic tears of the descending aorta. The role of transesophageal echocardiography for ascending aortic tears is not yet well-defined. We report an ascending aortic tear imaged by aortography but missed on transesophageal echocardiography.(Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:1768–70)
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