Acute aortic dissection.
Acute aortic dissection is an uncommon but potentially catastrophic illness with high mortality. Significant advances in the understanding, diagnosis, and management have been made since the first reported case of aortic dissection 3 centuries ago. This comprehensive review discusses the pathophysiology, classification, clinical manifestations, early diagnosis, and management of this important cardiovascular emergency.
Kamalakannan
Desikan
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St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48236, USA. desikan.kamalakannan@stjohn.org
Rosman
Howard S
HS
Eagle
Kim A
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000465:Algorithms; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015415:Biomarkers; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D015984:Causality; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
D015415:Biomarkers