title: Aortic emergencies.
abstract: Aortic emergencies present a diagnostic and treatment challenge for emergency physicians. Both acute aortic dissection and abdominal aortic aneurysms can be difficult to recognize, and a missed or delayed diagnosis may be fatal. A high clinical suspicion and rapid patient evaluation are important. Although many patients ultimately require surgical intervention, early and aggressive attention to hemodynamic stability by the emergency physician can provide a window to definitive treatment.
authors: Harvard Medical School, USA. kwittels@partners.org
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: Wittels
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans