The natural history of acute non-traumatic aortic diseases.
Acute non-traumatic aortic vascular disease is a significant cause of mortality although remains poorly understood in clinical practice. In this pictorial essay, the natural history of three entities will be considered: penetrating aortic ulcer, aortic dissection, and aortic intramural hematoma. It is important to recognize that these disease entities have the potential for rapid evolution to severe complications.
Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, 169 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. andrewdhardie@gmail.com
Andrew D
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Hardie
Robert W
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Wineman
Kiran R
KR
Nandalur
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging