Some important considerations when working up chest pain that will make us think of a thoracic aneurysm.  

Check out the paper mentioned

Habib M, Lindström D, Lilly JB, D’Oria M, Wanhainen A, Khashram M, Dean A, Mani K. Descending thoracic aortic emergencies: Past, present, and future. Semin Vasc Surg. 2023 Jun;36(2):139-149. doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2023.04.009. Epub 2023 Apr 30. PMID: 37330228.

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