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==Aortic dissection== | ==Aortic dissection== | ||
===Associations=== | ===General=== | ||
====Associations==== | |||
Heritable:<ref name=pmid16253833>{{cite journal |author=Gleason TG |title=Heritable disorders predisposing to aortic dissection |journal=Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=274-81 |year=2005 |pmid=16253833 |doi=10.1053/j.semtcvs.2005.06.001 |url=}}</ref> | Heritable:<ref name=pmid16253833>{{cite journal |author=Gleason TG |title=Heritable disorders predisposing to aortic dissection |journal=Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. |volume=17 |issue=3 |pages=274-81 |year=2005 |pmid=16253833 |doi=10.1053/j.semtcvs.2005.06.001 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Marfan's syndrome]]. | *[[Marfan's syndrome]]. | ||
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Others: | Others: | ||
*Tertiary [[syphilis]]. | *Tertiary [[syphilis]]. | ||
====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> | |||
*Type A - aortic root to the left subclavian artery. | |||
**Considered a surgical emergency. | |||
*Type B - distal to (left) subclavian artery. | |||
**Generally, treated conservatively. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
:See: ''[[cystic medial degeneration]]''. | |||
==Cystic medial degeneration== | ==Cystic medial degeneration== | ||