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Condition Comments Aortic dissection Acute, tearing chest pain radiating to the back, associated with hypertension, Marfan’s; can present with stroke, MI, tamponade, acute aortic insufficiency; CXR-wide mediastinum Aortic regurgitation Diastolic…

Diagnosis Comments Aortic dissection Acute, tearing chest pain radiating to the back, associated with hypertension and Marfan’s syndrome, can present with stroke, MI, tamponade, acute aortic insufficiency, CXR: widened mediastinum…