title: Managing dissections of the thoracic aorta.
abstract: Thoracic aortic dissection is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, and it requires timely and accurate diagnosis and treatment. Long-term antihypertensive therapy remains critical for the treatment of this disease. Surgical intervention, although still a formidable undertaking, has evolved to better address both acute and chronic dissection, and the results have improved. Basic and clinical research, as well as technological advances, have increased our understanding of this challenging disease state.
authors.affiliation: Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Scott A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Coselli
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents