… acute aortic dissection are the origin and propagation of the false lumen, and the two
widely accepted schemes for classifying acute dissection are based on one or both variables. …

… In a large series of autopsies of acute aortic dissections, more than 40% of the patients with
… Type B acute aortic dissection has a lower rate of mortality than type A, even if the clinical …

… Patient selection We analyzed all patients with acute type A aortic dissection enrolled in
IRAD from January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1999. The institution and structure of IRAD have …

… High In-Hospital Mortality Rates in Patients With Type A Acute Aortic Dissection … rates in
patients with type A acute aortic dissection remain high, with nearly 1 of 3 patients dying, even in …

… Type A acute aortic dissection complicated by mesenteric malperfusion is a rare but … with
better long-term outcomes in the management of type A acute aortic dissection in this setting. …

… with acceptable mortality in the setting of acute stroke was … that if a patient with acute type A
aortic dissection presents with … In a completed stroke, however, acute type A aortic dissection …

… Immediate death following a short period of symptoms or no symptoms occurs in an
overwhelmingly high percentage of patients with acute aortic dissection. Some investigators report …

… Stroke is a highly dreaded complication of type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD). However,
… Stroke is a highly dreaded complication of type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD). Brain …

… dissections of the thoracic aorta present with acute symptoms, although the definition of acute
aortic dissection … ATAAD is usually defined as a dissection that is diagnosed within 14 days …

… Our study reflects only acute type A aortic dissections enrolled between 1996 and 2003
at 8 tertiary referral hospitals with a special interest in aortic diseases around the world. The …