[AORTIC DISSECTION DIAGNOSED BY THE SUPRASTERNAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC VIEW].

Patients with suspected dissection of the thoracic aorta require immediate diagnostic evaluation so that urgent therapeutic interventions can begin. We present a case of aortic dissection with an atypical initial presentation mimicking acute pericarditis, in which the correct diagnosis was made on the basis of the suprasternal view of transthoracic echocardiography.

Validation of the 2000 Bernstein-Parsonnet score versus the EuroSCORE as a prognostic tool in cardiac surgery.

Background: Intradepartmental and interdepartmental benchmarking requires scoring systems with reliability (calibration) and stability over the complete spectrum of periprocedural risk. The aim of this single-center study was to assess the performance of the 2000 Bernstein-Parsonnet risk stratification model in cardiac surgery, by itself and against the EuroSCORE.

Methods: A prospective observational design was used.

Successful resuscitation of a patient with acute massive pulmonary embolism using emergent embolectomy.

Acute massive pulmonary embolism is associated with a high mortality rate. Prompt diagnosis and treatment are mandatory for a successful outcome. Although thrombolysis is effective, it is associated with a high rate of bleeding complications.