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====Classification====
====Classification====
Dissections often classified as:<ref name=pmid9362838>{{cite journal |author=Finkelmeier BA |title=Dissection of the aorta: a clinical update |journal=J Vasc Nurs |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=88-93 |year=1997 |month=September |pmid=9362838 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
Two classification exist:
*''DeBakey''.
*''Stanford''.
 
Stanford dissection classification:<ref name=pmid9362838>{{cite journal |author=Finkelmeier BA |title=Dissection of the aorta: a clinical update |journal=J Vasc Nurs |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=88-93 |year=1997 |month=September |pmid=9362838 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Type A - aortic root to the left subclavian artery.
*Type A - aortic root to the left subclavian artery.
**Considered a surgical emergency.
**Considered a surgical emergency.
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