title: [Guidelines of the Spanish Society of Cardiology on aortic diseases].
abstract: Acute aortic pathology is an urgent clinical situation, of which prognosis mainly related to prompt and accurate diagnosis as well as a quick treatment. In this paper we review the aortic pathology, specially focused on aortic dissection. We review its etiology, clinical presentation and diagnostic methods. In addition the medical therapy and the surgical indications of aortic aneurysm, dissection and aortic intramural haematoma are described.
authors.affiliation: Sociedad Española de Cardiología.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zamorano (coordinador)
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayordomo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evangelista
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: San Román
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bañuelos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gil Aguado
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans