Role of Echocardiography

Abstract

Aortic aneurysms and aortic dissection are relatively frequent entities and their prognosis is sometimes fatal. Transthoracic and trans-oesophageal echocardiography (TOE) are two of the main diagnostic tools for diagnosis, prognostic evaluation, and surgical assessment. In this section, the potential use of echocardiography for patients with suspected or demonstrated aortic aneurysm dissection will be discussed.