Nature

Imaging modalities for the early diagnosis of acute aortic syndrome

The term acute aortic syndrome (AAS) incorporates aortic dissection, intramural haematoma, and penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer. The common feature of these entities is disruption of the medial layer ...
UUHC Health Feed

Treating an Aortic Dissection

Sometimes the aorta—the largest blood vessel in our bodies—can tear, allowing blood to flow between layers of the aortic wall. This dissection can block blood from flowing to other parts of the body, ...
mp.pl

Stanford type A aortic dissection complicated by pericardial tamponade and ischemic stroke: feasibility of point‑of‑care ultrasound in a prehospital setting

An emergency medical team was dispatched for a 54-year-old man experiencing slurred speech and upper limb weakness. Upon arrival, the patient was conscious (Glasgow Coma Scale of 15). He reported ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Partial Thrombosis of the False Lumen in Patients with Acute Type B Aortic Dissection

Patency or thrombosis of the false lumen in type B acute aortic dissection has been found to predict outcomes. The prognostic implications of partial thrombosis of the false lumen have not yet been ...
UUHC Health Feed

Aortic Dissections

An aortic dissection is a tear in one of the layers of the aorta. The aorta is your body’s largest blood vessel. Your aorta is made up of three layers. When a hole or tear forms in one of these layers ...
Indiatimes

Acute aortic dissection: All about this critical life-threatening disorder of the heart

Acute aortic dissection demands urgent diagnosis and surgical treatment for patient survival. Observed on September 19th, Aortic Dissection Awareness Day emphasizes the need for awareness about this ...
TCTMD

Type A Aortic Dissection Tied to Greater Mortality in Women

While more common among men, type A aortic dissection (TAAD) is associated with substantially higher rates of in-hospital mortality among women, according to new data. Women also tend to present with ...
Healio

Type A acute aortic dissection more fatal in women than men, but gap closing

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The mortality rate for women with type A acute aortic dissection remains higher than that for men with the ...
TCTMD

Acute Type A Aortic Dissection Repair Outcomes Didn’t Suffer in Early COVID-19

As seen for other emergent conditions, the number of patients presenting to US hospitals with acute type A aortic dissections dropped during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, although ...
Medscape

Aortic Dissection

A 62 year-old male is brought in by ambulance for acute onset left lower extremity weakness, numbness and pain. En route to the ED he complained of ripping chest pain, and on arrival he was ...
Healio

When to Intervene in Aortic Dissection

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Aortic dissections are classified by severity: The most severe usually call for immediate surgery, and the least ...