An uncommon cause of chest pain - penetrating atherosclerotic aortic ulcer

• Main Authors: Htoo Kyaw (Author), Sanah Sadiq (Author), Arnab Chowdhury (Author), Rashin Gholamrezaee (Author), Linus Yoe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chest pain is a very common symptom and can be of cardiac or non-cardiac origin. It accounts for approximately 5.5 million annual emergency room visits in the United States, according to 2011 CDC data. Penetrating atherosclerotic aortic ulcer (PAU), an uncommon condition, is also a potential cause o...