Aortic dissection Flashcards
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Pathophysiology
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tear in the tunica intima
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risk factors for aortic dissection
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hypertension: the most important risk factor
trauma
bicuspid aortic valve
collagens: Marfan’s syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Turner’s and Noonan’s syndrome
pregnancy
syphilis
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Stanford classification of aortic dissection
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type A - ascending aorta, 2/3 of cases
type B - descending aorta, distal to left subclavian origin, 1/3 of cases
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