title: Acute aortic dissection at two extreme ages.
abstract: Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition, warranting prompt diagnosis and treatment. Management of which incorporates multidisciplinary expertise from the medical, surgical and intensive care. If left untreated, the mortality rate of acute aortic disease exceeds 50% within 48 hours and 80% within two weeks, with a 5-year survival rate of 19%. The most common cause of death in untreated acute aortic dissection, regardless of aetiology, is aortic rupture. We would like to share our successful experience of cases at the two extreme ages of acute aortic dissection. Literature review with their pathogenesis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Heart and Lung Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaakob Latif, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. drramzi@ymail.comm.my
authors.forename: A R M
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Ramzisham
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arief
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ngoo
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Zamrin
authors.forename: O S M
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Joanna
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male