| Diagnosis and management of acute type a aortic dissection. | |
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PMID: 21808165 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Acute aortic dissection (AAD) is the most common aortic catastrophe. The mortality rate of type A dissection approaches 40% to 50% in 48 hours. Causes of death include rupture, aortic insufficiency, or malperfusion involving the coronary arteries, head vessels, visceral arteries, and lower extremities. Other acute aortic conditions can be confused with AAD. Emergent surgery is usually recommended, although there are some situations in which initial management of malperfusion or conservative therapy can be considered prior to proximal aortic repair. Various surgical techniques are employed to manage AAD. This article reviews the etiology, clinical presentations, and management of patients with type A AAD. |
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George Hines; Cristina Dracea; Douglas S Katz |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Cardiology in review Volume: 19 ISSN: 1538-4683 ISO Abbreviation: Cardiol Rev Publication Date: 2011 Sep-Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-08-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9304686 Medline TA: Cardiol Rev Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 226-32 Citation Subset: IM |
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From the *Division of Vascular Surgery, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY; †Department of Surgery, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY; ‡Department of Radiology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY. |
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