Acute aortic dissection (AAD) – a lethal disease: the epidemiology, pathophysiology and natural history
Karen Booth
Abstract
Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition that is often under-recognised. In the first in a series of articles about the condition, the epidemiology, pathology, classification and clinical presentation of aortic dissection are discussed.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAortic dissectionNatural historyEpidemiologyPresentation (obstetrics)DiseasePathophysiologyDissection (medical)SurgeryCardiologyInternal medicineAortaAortic Disease and Treatment ApproachesCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair