Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening condition associated with high morbidity
and mortality rates, and it remains a challenge to diagnose and treat. The International …

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition caused by a tear in the intimal layer of the
aorta or bleeding within the aortic wall, resulting in the separation (dissection) of the layers …

1.1. Purpose The European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) appointed the Descending
Thoracic Aorta (DTA) Writing Committee (WC) to produce the current clinical practice …

A new appraisal of the management of acute aortic dissection is timely because of recent
developments in diagnostic strategies (including biomarkers and imaging), endograft …

Background—Acute aortic dissection is a preventable life-threatening condition. However,
there have been no prospective population-based studies of incidence or outcome to inform …

2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and
Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease | Circulation Science Volunteer Warning …

OBJECTIVES Acute aortic dissection type A (AADA) is an emergency with excessive
mortality if surgery is delayed. Knowledge about independent predictors of mortality on …

1. Acute aortic dissection is a disorder afflicting men more than women in their fifth and sixth
decades. The most common risk condition is hypertension. 2. Patients with aortic dissection …

We summarise advances in the epidemiology, presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and
management of acute aortic dissection. Improved understanding of this problem has been …

Background—In acute aortic dissection, delays exist between presentation and diagnosis
and, once diagnosed, definitive treatment. This study aimed to define the variables …