Rapid Diagnosis of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Through Multimodality Imaging.

• TAAD is a rare and potentially fatal disease. • Aortic dissections have a wide range of common risk factors. • This condition can mistakenly present similar to other acute coronary syndromes. • Clinicians need clinical expertise and proper multimodality imaging for diagnosis. • Misdiagnosis of this condition can be dangerous and fatal to patients.