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Diagnosing Aortic Aneurysm |

Chest X-ray, echocardiogram, CT scan, angiogram and MRI are the tests used to diagnose an aortic aneurysm. Dr. Marco Bologna, Cardiothoracic Surgeon with Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, explains why most of the time the diagnosis is incidental when patients go to the ER.

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