title: Aortic dissection: diagnosis and management.
abstract: Acute dissections mandate surgery after the patient has been stabilized medically. Hypertension appears to be a prerequisite in the pathogenesis of aortic dissection, and control of ventricular contraction velocity may be prophylactic.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Services, St. Luke's Hospital, Denver.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Neerukonda
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Vijay
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Jantz
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Schoonmaker
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saxena
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D001011:Aorta; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis