There are two classification systems used to describe thoracic aortic dissections: The DeBakey classification: Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length ...

a descending aortic dissection can be treated medically in most cases. Type I: Dissection originating in the ascending aorta extending a variable length frequently into the aortic arch and/or ...

A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...

In patients with acute type A aortic dissection, receiving surgical repair at a high-volume aortic center is associated with improved survival.

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening condition with complex immunological underpinnings. This article explored the causal relationships among immune cells, inflammatory proteins, and aortic ...

Eighty-five percent of people who suffer an aortic dissection die instantly ... “We informed her then that this needed to be a bloodless type of surgery,” Parker said. The hospital told ...

Fann and colleagues followed patients over a period of 30 years from 1963 to 1992 who underwent surgery for aortic dissection, types A and B. [33] The overall operative mortality rate was 24 ± 8%.

Furthermore, the inflammatory protein TRAIL mediated the relationships between specific immune cell types and aortic dissection. Monocyte cell count was identified as a key mediator between myeloid ...