title: Aortic dissection.
abstract: The presentation of aortic dissection in the emergency department may be more subtle than the classic description of a shocked patient with "ripping" chest pain. The epidemiology, variation in presentation, investigation, and management of aortic dissection are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock 72205, USA.
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Dmowski
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Carey
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D012769:Shock / Q000175:diagnosis